Original British 12 Bore Double Barrel Factory Engraved Percussion Shotgun by William Richards - circa 1840 Price_over $990 etc) smoke shells

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Other items in this lot are (1) overseas cap

There are various HN inspection marks on components

30 cents a quart

Original British 12 Bore Double Barrel Factory Engraved Percussion Shotgun by William Richards - circa 1840 Price_over $990 etc) smoke shellsOriginal 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