Please Shop Amazon Through This Link: Please Visit My Ama. CASED PAIR OF WESTLEY RICHARDS BEST QUALITY HAMMERLESS DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS GI#: 101541276 One is a 10 gauge and the other is a 12 gauge. Both are very high quality and engraved. I hope I'm in the right spot here. I purchased a very old double barrel, duel hammer shotgun. It has no identifying name on it, but I have been able to discern that the barrel was made in Belgium. I'm thinking its an old Ithica but I'm not sure. The serial number on it is 15834.
Would like to get as much information as possible about this odd shotgun, marked W. Richards, I'm not too familiar with English double guns. Shotgun is a side by side with side hammers, right barrel marked 17.2 with very small np. Left barrel marked E/LG, small marking under LG possibly a star or crown all in an oval; also has an S with another illegible star or crown, and a fancy cursive L similar to the symbol for pounds sterling. DD on barrel lug. Barrel rib marked laminated steel. Breech release lever swings out to open action, secondary metal lever releases barrel from receiver. These levers close to form the forearm, instead of traditional wood. Gun appears to be well made but far from any high end piece. Read another post about Belgium knockoffs and different manufacturers, just trying to find the true manufacturer and approximate age. Also have general photos I can post if needed, markings are too small to show.
Antique Double Barrel Shotgun Identification