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WEBLEY WILEY BREECH LOADING ENGRAVED HUNTING RIFLE
Guns International #: 101558281 Seller's Inventory #: 326A
Category: Webley & Scott Shotguns - Antique Rifles - Single Shot
Seller's Information
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Seller: Jim Goergen
Company: Goergen's Gun Shop
Member Since: 6/17/13
State: Minnesota
Zip: 55912
Country: United States
Phone: (507) 433-9280
Phone2: (507) 219-1379
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 414
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
$50.00 shipping on long guns, $20 handguns and tools, $30 ammunition
Payment Types Accepted: Cashiers Checks, Money Orders and Personal Checks. Shipment will be delayed 5 working days while personal checks clear. Lay-away plan available; 20% down, balance in 90 days.
Description:
#326A WEBLEY WILEY BREECH LOADING ENGRAVED HUNTING RIFLE, 450 #2 musket, 28" rd. bbl., engraved with vines & has the usual W&S under the sign of the bullet on the right side of the receiver, top of bbl. marked "P. Webley & sons Birmingham", 3 leaf rear sight with platinum inlays, also has standing H style sight on the same base for longer ranges up to 1000 yards, silver blade front sight dovetailed into a raised portion of the bbl., checkered PG stock with horn PG cap that has a sliver of horn about 1/8" wide chipped from left side, curved shotgun steel buttplate, silver plaque on bottom of stock with initials "A.W." for the name A. Williams which is on the outside of an original leather case that comes with the rifle, checkered forend with horn forend tip,, good to VG bore, good rifling but some light pitting in the grooves, casehardening is mostly faded but engraving & markings are VG, 90% blue, VG wood with some figure, complete with original oak & leather case plus original boxed set of reloading accessories in the original box marked "450 #2 Musket", I have never seen a set of tools like this in the original case, also original early brass paper patch mold in VG condition, case is in good condition, very rare rifle, I have only seen 3 Webley Wileys, this is the first in the hunting configuration, Grant has information on this rifle in his book "More Single Shot Rifles" on page 257 & 259, they were used in the early Creedmore Matches & were very successful, also over on page 130 & 131 in the book "Target Rifles & Australia 1860 to 1900" by J.E. Corcoran there is more information on this rifle, possibly the only Webley Wiley Sporting Rifle in existence, person I got the gun from said he purchased it from an Oregon Family who used it back in the buffalo hunting days. $7950
SOLD
Antique: Yes