The W. Richards shotguns were mainly made in Belgium. They were an attempt by Sears Roebuck Company to cash in on the well known English gunmaker Westley Richards, but have no connection to the Westley Richards Company. There were listed in the Sears catalogs from the late 1890s and early 1900s.
1876 westly Richards boxlock what is it worth?
not sure
6227 numbered W Richards. Norwich Conn. What year is this?
Belgian made after 1890
There is no country song with the lyrics "I got your shotgun, and it's ridin' shotgun." There are many country music songs which reference shotguns, however, such as Carrie Underwood's 2013 song "Cupid's Got a Shotgun."
500 to 1500
Westley
Library, book store, on line search.
Theoretically possible.
Sounds like it could be a Westley Richards & Co. knockoff. Research Westley Richards guns and see if u can narrow it down. I believe the ELG is a Begian Proof Mark. True W. Richards shotguns were made in England. Howere, at the time there were 17 other registered gunmakers in England at the time with the name Richards. A TRUE Westley Richards will never have the first name abbreviated.
I have a Henry Richards hammerd double barrel shotgun. I had Cabela's in Michigan research it for me (they have a very extensive research library) and I was told that Henry Richards made guns in London England for one year 1856. Mine is a hand me down from my dad who received it from his dad who traded a mule for it.
Got one of those...dated 1879. Marked W. Richards London ...There are a bunch of those out there....Dont think its particularly valuable....WESTLEY RICHARDS never used initial in markings.Those are worth big $$$$$. BFD