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Dear Members,

Here is one of my prized possessions ::::::

A .50 Caliber Muzzle Loading Non-Fouling Smooth Oval bore sporting rifle model 1861 by Westley Richards & Co. The Ram rod sits inside the shoulder butt , capped up by the steel recoil plate .

These were made for the Indian Royalty & the British bureaucrats for the sport hunting in India, being a very light hunting ML carbine , even the huntresses of that era could afford to take various game species with it due to its mild recoil ....
It fires a .50 caliber ball & conical projectiles with impressive results on the target shoots even today ......

Maximus

Thanks for sharing.However everything that WR made was not for the Royalty.

This is a rifle worked over by Holland & Holland but was issued to a Tommy



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winnie_the_pooh wrote:Thanks for sharing.However everything that WR made was not for the Royalty.

This is a rifle worked over by Holland & Holland but was issued to a Tommy

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Thanks , aptly stated ... WR did produce other firearms .... Thanks for sharing ...

That's an unusual, and hansom, gun. Westley Richards very rarely used Lancaster's oval bore. May I trouble you for some detailed pictures of its markings, the ramrod and of the mould. Is the serial number repeated behind the trigger guard, and are the batch marks/hashes on the inside edge of the lock plate repeated in the barrel channel?
Lastly, may I ask for the barrel length?

that enfield 1944 is damn awesome. i would love to get a target with this rifle with accuracy.........
fired the .303 without any scope, but its mind blowing to hear that sound.... lovely.....

Maximus, I too must comment on what a nice rifle you have and thank you for the pics!

I would also be interested in seeing more pictures of your very nice gun, especially with a yardstick or ruler next to it to get an idea of the scale.

nice gun you have there.can you post a photo of the .50 caliber ball & conical projectile.

Maximus, it would really be great if you could get some larger, detailed pics uploaded somewhere. Your rifle looks like something to study. It is beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you very much for sharing maximus1 - what a beauty! Love that beautifully shaped, pistol grip on a .50 Cal!

timmy wrote:Maximus, it would really be great if you could get some larger, detailed pics uploaded somewhere. Your rifle looks like something to study. It is beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

with timmy . Would love to see some more close up images! Oval barreled muzzle loader? Boggles the mind!

maximus1 wrote:Dear Members,

Here is one of my prized possessions ::::::

A .50 Caliber Muzzle Loading Non-Fouling Smooth Oval bore sporting rifle model 1861 by Westley Richards & Co. The Ram rod sits inside the shoulder butt , capped up by the steel recoil plate .

These were made for the Indian Royalty & the British bureaucrats for the sport hunting in India, being a very light hunting ML carbine , even the huntresses of that era could afford to take various game species with it due to its mild recoil ....
It fires a .50 caliber ball & conical projectiles with impressive results on the target shoots even today ......

Maximus

Thanks for sharing.

nice.