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Westley Richards Agency

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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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