Blued barrels signed "WESTLEY RICHARDS & Co. LONDON" on the smooth concave rib, ".470 EXPRESS CARTRIDGES" on the right barrel, "75/500 GRS" on the left barrel, blade front sight with flip up moon and hood, matted quarter rib with four leaf express sight graduated "50," "100," "200," and "300" and inlaid with platinum sighting lines, small importer marks, and Birmingham nitro proofs. Casehardened box lock incorporating Westley Richards' 1897 patent hand detachable lock mechanism with turned locks respectively inlaid "L" and "R" in gold, doll's head rib extension, engraved floral scrollwork, signed "WESTLEY RICHARDS & Co." on both sides and "WESTLEY RICHARDS/PATENT ONE TRIGGER" on top, flip up peep sight mounted on the break lever, extended tang tapped for sight mounting, Westley Richards patent single trigger with selector of trigger plate with "L" and "R" in gold, automatic bolted safety with "SAFE" and "BOLTED" in gold. Nicely figured walnut pistol grip stock with multi-point checkering, horn grip cap and forearm tip, forearm with engraved hardware, silver oval initial oval engraved "JFK/III", stamped "1286" near the toe, straight comb, right handed cheekpiece and solid Pachmayr Old English recoil pad. Length of pull: 14 1/2 inches; weight: 11 lbs. 11 oz. Comes with a Huey leather bound oak case with "J.F.K./III" marked initial oval on the outside of the lid, canvas cover signed "J.F.K./III", oiler, leather sling, and two-piece cleaning rod with three attachments.

Very fine. The barrels retain 97% professionally reapplied blue finish showing some thinning and minor scratches. The receiver retains 20% original case colors in and around the protected areas, otherwise faded to a gray. The remaining surfaces retain 95% blue finish. The engraving is crisp. The wood is fine with minor handling marks and some worn checkering. Mechanically excellent. The case is fine with a short crack on a lid side and some minor handling/storage marks.