Who Invented This?

[Roundsworth]

The lock plates and top lever are marked Westley Richards. The top rib and extension are not marked. The serial number is on each barrel, along with various proof marks. The serial number is 4262, which dates between 1839 and 1848. This gun has gone through some changes!

[Bill Murphy]

Sources other than the WR website will give you a more accurate idea of when your gun was made. No, sorry, I do not remember what those sources are.

[Roundsworth]

I just found more dates for Westley Richards. Serial number 4262 falls between 1839 and 1848, AND 1869 and 1875. I wonder if the later dates are correct.