Fine Modern & Antique Arms - December 2021 : Sale A1221 Lot 1809
CHARLES LANCASTER A 12-BORE ROTARY-UNDERLEVER SLIDE-AND-TILT HAMMERGUN, serial no. 3862,

Product Details

CHARLES LANCASTER
A 12-BORE ROTARY-UNDERLEVER SLIDE-AND-TILT HAMMERGUN, serial no. 3862,
circa 1864, 30in. black powder only damascus barrels, the rib engraved 'CHARLES LANCASTER. 151 NEW BOND ST. LONDON. PATENT BREECH LOADER.', and with acanthus scroll detailing at the breech-end, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in both, Charles Lancaster patent slide-and-tilt action with patent rotary-underlever, striker discs, non-rebounding back-action locks, hammers with spurs of hare's-ear form, the action and lockplates engraved with best bold acanthus scrollwork, the triggerguard tang engraved with a trio of pheasants, 14 3/4in. figured stock including 7/8in. rubber recoil pad, fore-end with cross-pin release catch and horn finial, weight 6lb. 10oz.



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Estimate £600-800

S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act