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48-Hour Early Access - Starting 25th November 2026

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You feel its purpose immediately: a jacket built to weather cold mornings, brisk walks, and the shifting demands of country life, yet shaped with the elegance expected of a house renowned for its sporting tailoring.

The weight of the style="color: #c9612d;" href="https://www.westleyrichards.com/bramley...

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Aston is arranged around the church of St. Paul and St. Peter, which still stands on a site it has occupied since the Domesday Book recorded the area as 'Estone' in 1086. Only two decades after William The Conqueror forcibly seized the throne of England.

Today, Aston is very much part of the city of Birmingham and is the ward which encapsulates Pritchett Street...

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While Rigby had secured the rights to sell Mauser ’98 model sporting rifles, Westley Richards was British agent for Mauser C96 pistols and for Mauser carbines. The first of which, No. 25303, was sold on March 22nd 1899. Rigby anglicised the 7mm Mauser and it became (briefly) the .276 Rigby, then the .275 Rigby in Britain. It is also known as the 7x57, being a 7mm bullet in a ...

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By 1900, sportsmen had become accustomed to their breech-loading rifles and shotguns dis-assembling with ease. Magazine rifles, which were gaining popularity in the early 20th century, were unfortunately long and not so easily disassembled, therefore requiring a case at least the rifle's length. The solution Westley Richards settled upon was to cut the stock where the breech ...

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