Original British 12 Bore Double Barrel Factory Engraved Percussion Shotgun by William Richards - circa 1840 Price_over $990 Other items in this lot

Other items in this lot are (1) overseas cap

It only shows wear and flaking to the finish

In spite of early obsolete features

finally after a long training period

There are various HN inspection marks on components

Original British 12 Bore Double Barrel Factory Engraved Percussion Shotgun by William Richards - circa 1840 Price_over $990 Other items in this lotOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here we have a typical British made Double Barreled Percussion shotgun, possibly intended for the large U. S. import market. It is marked on both lock plates with W RICHARDS, for William Richards of Birmingham England, who took out his patents for the percussion system in 1821. His full name was William Westley Richards, and he ran a BIRMINGHAM factory that became a national Institution before the end of the