Westley Richards & Co. - .5O CALIBER ML RIFLE

[maximus1]

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

[winnie_the_pooh]

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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[maximus1]

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 ...

[MtailRob]

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?

[INSAS556]

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.....

[Mark]

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.

[doctor]

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

[timmy]

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!

[ckkalyan]

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

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!

[Tango_ Charli]

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.

[hardeepsinghbedi]

nice.