Wesley richardson sleeved dh titanic
 

What does the sleeve job do the the value of the gun?

Probably decrease due to the non originality but makes it shootable as the titanic bbls were compromised in some way so unless a high condition gun it’s probably a wash

Show us pictures. Maybe the sleeving did no damage to the value.

Do you mean Westley Richards sleeved the gun?

to me it would not hurt the gun at all....charlie

Yes your right sorry I missed spelled I have the original ticket from us customs where it went too England

I have a Parker that started life as a GH with Damascus barrels, pistol grip and splinter forearm. Some time in the past it was sent to Westly Richards. It now features sleeved barrels, ejectors, English straight stock and beaver tail forearm. Also has Briley thin chokes. It has no collector value but it's a heck of a shooter.

That is an interesting piece. Sending something overseas to have barrel work done would have been a nice expense. Someone really knew what they wanted.

I have an early GH that started life with Damascus barrels that was sleeved at some point. I’m not lucky enough to have a well known maker like Wesley Richards on mine but when my gunsmith looked the gun over before accepting it he said it was done really well. Also interesting someone ground the rib and re-engraved it to say Parker Spec Steel instead of Damascus. It now also has thin wall chokes and a restock and makes a great shooter. Killed a lot of clays and even a few pheasants with it.

I find it pretty interesting how WR is willing to work on doubles made by different brands. I remember a few years ago they would make complete new barrels for 10k, they said if its a sxs doesnt matter how old it is they can make anything it needs to keep it shooting.

Some might find it odd putting British barrels on a American double but arent the majority of our damascus guns sporting Belgium made barrels ?

I recently heard a British museum curator put it best "Dynamic history is more interesting than static history"

I almost bought a 10 ga 3 frame gun sleeved to a 12 ga 3 1/2 inch chamber had the scew in chokes...I often think about that gun...close as I come to this gun asi come was to put 3 1/2 inch chamber mates in my p grade 10 ga...misses a good gobbler last year with that gun and tss no 9 load....at 30 steps like shooting a rifle missed him clean....charlie

I've got an LC Smith Field Grade 12 gauge with Westly Richards sleaved barrels . Got it for next to nothing . The gun was busted in the wrist long before we got it . The guy that owned it had put the wrist back together as best he could then kinda braced it with pieces of popsicle sticks then wrapped copper wire around it tightly and covered that with a clear epoxy . As much as the gun looks like a POS it shoots very well atleast on skeet targets . :whistle:

In the sixties, and probably in the fifties, Westley Richards advertised various gunsmithing jobs in the gun press. It was quite inexpensive and shipping was taken care of by the company. It was very simple and explains why we see more than a few guns sleeved by WR.

I noticed even these days WR seems to love doing eccentric builds or projects the other British firms wouldnt be bothered with.