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I
n 1812, William Westley Richards founded the company that
bears his name and continues to flourish today. In over 200 years
of continuous gunmaking, Westley Richards & Co. has been
credited with some of the greatest designs in both military and
sporting firearm history. Such was the ingenuity and success of these
patents and designs, that the firm is still building guns and rifles on the
best of them. As one of the last remaining independent gunmakers in
England, W.R. & Co. is recognized as one of World’s finest gunmakers.
The guns and rifles made by the firm have enjoyed a tremendous
amount of success Worldwide, but especially in America and, over the
last 100 years, gained a loyal and enthusiastic following. The history
of this relationship can be traced
back to the great hunters of
yesteryear, industrialists such as
Kodak founder George Eastman,
film star Stewart Granger,
and legendary writers Ernest
Hemingway, Elmer Keith, and
Robert Ruark, all of whom were
endorsees of the guns and rifles
made by the firm. That tradition
is still strong today with a group
of clients ranging from business
leaders, politicians, and celebrities
to firearm investors and collectors.
To better serve the American market, Westley Richards & Co.
established its first U.S. Agency in 1996 to represent the firm both by
handling new gun orders and dealing in high-quality, second-hand
guns. Now entering its third decade of serving U.S. clients, the U.S.
Agency has added to the long and illustrious history of the firm and
built a solid reputation for honesty, fair dealing, and most importantly,
customer service.
Through a continuous commitment to offer U.S. clients the best
service possible, Gulf Breeze native Duke “L.D.” McCaa was hired in
2017 as Westley Richards’ Director for the United States. Housed in
an old warehouse space that has been tastefully repurposed into a new
showroom, a newly renovated and
fully stocked U.S. Agency was
opened in the town of Gulf Breeze,
FL– just across the bay from
Pensacola. The Westley Richards
U.S. Agency handles some of the
finest second-hand guns available
anywhere in the World and carries
and the same handmade leather
goods and shooting accessories
produced in the leather shop
across the corridors from the
gunmakers. While it is impossible
to replicate the history, grandeur
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