The gunmaker Westley Richards of Birmingham was established in 1812 – three years before the battle of Waterloo – by the founder William Westley Richards. In less than 30 years it fixed a royal nomination at the Queen Victoria ‘with prince Albert of husband of S, and has continuous jet of the technical innovations put the name of Westley Richards firmly on the chart. In addition to beautiful art, the company of the notable improvements presented of the loading of cylinder head, gunmaking military and ammunition, and a detachable lock of Westley is always the standard of the trade for much of modern shotguns.

Today the company is prosperity, having just entered the new head offices $9 million in Birmingham ‘the old quarter of gun of S to place an activity of the retail sales improved and a team never expansion of internal craftsmen. 21.000. – square pi. the site, convert of the buildings of brick warehouse of the 19th century, is devoted to all the aspects of the gunmaker of ‘trade of S. Of the workshops of the very last thing, a full tannery, engraving studios and an underground range of shooting are supplemented by a new showroom to the detail opulent, sporting clothing of bottom and the accessories, including announced fine leather goods, books, art and the transitory ones. He ‘s conceived to be improve the mixture of the expert den suppliers and enthusiasts.

A new gun of Westley Richards can take anywhere to the top 600 hours to achieve – 800 for, of double unconquered rifle in its capacity to place two projectiles in the fast succession with precision on the target – according to the level of engraving required. The gunroom creates an average of 30 pieces per annum, with rifles of completion and the internationally dispatched shotguns. Consultation with the delivery, rifle or a shotgun makes hand of Westley Richards a double will be in the production during up to two years; consequently the maxim passion and patience go hand in hand for a ventilator of Westley. They also store a choice of the guns of occasion.