Quotation for Five Best Quality 12 Gauge Shotguns for Ducks Unlimited
Birmingham: Westley Richards & Co. Ltd., [ca.1981]. Archive of eighteen items housed in clear sleeves in flexible, blue portfolio, 31 x 26cm. Wonderful archive of quotation material including original art, from Westley Richards & Co. Ltd., gun and rifle makers of appointment to the Royal Family. The quotation is for five best quality 12 gauge shotguns for Archie D. Walker Jnr. of Ducks Unlimited, Bliss, ID, to be delivered in 1982/1983, the basic price of each gun coming in at £7,500. Includes (all typed sheets on company letterhead):
1. Single sheet advertisement for Westley Richards fine sidelock shotguns.
2. Typed quotation cover sheet.
3. Typed description of gun including price.
4. Typed description of engraving options including prices.
5. Six original drawings of engraving options on four sheets by A.M. Brown, artist for Westley Richards and "the finest engraver to emerge for many years," this being Alan Brown of the Brown Brothers. Incredibly detailed, featuring examples of ducks, London Scroll and Rose, and Acanthus style scroll.
6. Five beautiful photographic reproductions of Brown's previous work.
7. Typed description including price of casing, for which Westley Richards used Casecraft Designs of Kingston.
8. Single sheet printed advertisement from Casecraft Designs.
9. Sample sheet of four pieces of colored felt as options for case lining.
10. Typed terms sheet from Westley Richards.
11. Blank Order form from Westley Richards.
A unique collection from one of the oldest traditional handmade gun and rifle makers in England, founded in 1812. Item #4748
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