"Looking at Hiller it turns out the first WR Highest Possible was designed by E Anson and that some HPs were made without the WR markings."

The historian at the museum remarked that Anson had worked for Westley Richards until they had some sort of falling-out over Westley Richards patenting a design that was actually down to Anson, and failing to give him any credit over it. After this falling-out, Anson went his own way and set up his own firm apparently, some of the early Anson pistols were quite similar looking to pistols he had designed for Westley Richards.