Not just a perfect modern iteration of the company's best known model, it transports nineteenth century aesthetics and developmental genius into the hands of the twenty-first century hunter. Regulated for 250-grain bullets, loaded into the traditional brass bottle-neck case especially made by Kynamco for Westley Richards, this wonderful medium game rifle is again viable, after decades during which the world considered the .318 cartridge obsolete. Westley Richards customers know better and we remain the only company on earth making rifles in .318 Accelerated Express. Any reader wondering why s ..read more

As US columnist Doug Larson is quoted as saying: "Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days". That image of the file seems apt when discussing the gun trade. The spectre of nostalgia is one all too often invoked by the average gun trade marketeer. As an industry, we (and I include myself) are overly susceptible to its haunting influence. Were we born too early? Do we belong in another era? We may pretend we do. We like the old things, like leather cartridge bags that smell of Ballistite. We collect Victorian shotguns and hang maps of a long-dead empire on our stud ..read more

Like many a managing director before him, Taylor co-patented, along with one of his employees, several important improvements to sporting guns and rifles. He may be best known among sportsmen and collectors for the 1897 hand detachable ‘Droplock’ which is still the cornerstone of the doubles Westley Richards builds today, but the one patent that carried his personal marker throughout its life was the L-T capped bullet. Like the Holland & Holland ‘Paradox’, introduced in the 1880s, the Westley Richards ‘Explora’ and ‘Fauneta’ were designed to shoot a solid projectile as well as a shot cart ..read more

This stunning rifle is just such an order. Built to the highest level of specification and beautifully engraved, it chambers the old, straight-cased .450 cartridge that was banned by the British for use in India and Sudan, giving rise (in 1907) to Lang’s .470, which was ballistically almost the same but bypassed the legal restrictions then in place. Old it might be but effective it surely is. The 450 NE was based on the old .450 black powder case, loaded with 70 grains of Cordite and a 480-grain bullet. Kynoch’s latest load data lists the .450 as sending a 480-grain bullet down range at 2,150 ..read more

Whatever terrain you encounter, your feet will be the part of your body most in contact with it and the quality of your boots the key factor in determining how pleasant or otherwise that contact is. Bad boots remind you of their presence with every painful or noisy step. Good boots render you oblivious of their presence and allow you to focus on what you are doing; be that climbing a rock or stalking a lion. Ray Mears learned the joys of Courteney Boot ownership long ago. “I guess this world splits between those who have fallen in love with Courteney Boots and those who have yet to discover th ..read more

Every one captures something of the essence of what hunting means to each of us. The range illustrates the glorious diversity of experience, activity, people, animals and landscapes encompassed by the term ‘hunting’ and each delivered, to our offices, some element of personal insight from our readers’ worlds into our own. Selecting a winner was hard. We had to go through a mental checklist of composition, definition, light and subject matter but the shortlisting process was influenced as much by gut reaction to a shot when it was put on the table. Some simply stood out and drew instant admi ..read more

Pair of W.R.&Co. “Stalker” Magazine Rifles Currently we have two different braces of Westley Richards rifles for sale at the U.S. Agency that are quite interesting. The first is a pair of Westley Richards & Co. Best Quality Bolt Action Rifles chambered in .375 H&H Magnum and .458 Winchester Magnum. These rifles were finished in the mid 1980’s and built on a Pre-War, Standard length ‘98 Mauser actions with two-position side safeties, one piece bottom metal with straddle floor plates and inside-the-bow release, and stippled trigger. Each rifle is engra ..read more

Mr. Chiswick is still in business and currently working on his 80th rifle. We currently have three of Classic Arms Corporation rifles here at the U.S. Agency. All three rifles are based on original  commercial Mauser actions and stocked in spectacular walnut. The stocking and metal work are second to none on these rifles and they rival the quality of any rifle maker from their respective era. They are also beautifully cased in Oak & Leather cases with canvas covers and Nitre blued accoutrements. No detail was left unchecked on these rifles, and they truly represent the best of custom ..read more

These are traditional square body actions with single beads along the edges, automatic safety, and two triggers with a rolled edge guard bow. The action body and lock plates are color hardened and engraved in a full coverage bold deluxe Acanthus scroll pattern. On the bottom of the action, “Asprey London” is inlayed in gold.   Asprey 12g Self-Opening Sidelock Ejector Barrels on the Asprey guns were done by Mick Kelly. This gun has 28” chopper lump barrels and 1992 London proofs for 2 ¾" (70mm) chambers, and have smooth, concave game ribs with the Maker’s name inlayed in gold a; the rest ..read more

Both rifles were completed in the early 2000’s. One is a Best Quality bolt action magazine rifle chambered in Jeffery’s .404 rimless cartridge and the other a Best Quality double rifle with hand detachable locks and chambered for the .470 3 ¼” NE. This bolt action is currently one of my favorite rifles in our inventory. Based on a new double square bridge, magnum length Mauser action with Smithson 30mm quick detachable scope rings, a quarter rib with 1 standing/ 2 folding leaf Express sights that are gold lined with Westley’s patented combination foresight and folding sight protector. The bot ..read more