Product Details
CHARLES LANCASTER
AN EARLIER 14-BORE ROTARY-UNDERLEVER SLIDE-AND-TILT HAMMERGUN, serial no. 3253,
circa 1860, 31in. damascus barrels, the rib engraved 'CHARLES LANCASTER. 151 NEW BOND ST. LONDON. PATENT BREECH LOADER', Charles Lancaster patent slide-and-tilt action with rotary-underlever, recessed bosses, striker discs, non-rebounding back-action locks with high-spurred hammers of hare's-ear form, the breasts of the hammers hitting the strikers, large triggerguard, best bold acanthus scroll engraving, the lockplates with 'C. LANCASTER LONDON PATENT' in scrolling banners, the action bar with 'CHARLES LANCASTER'S PATENT', the triggerguard tang with three pheasants, retaining traces of colour-hardening and finish, 14 1/2in. stock including 23/4in. wooden extension and buttplate, the stock inlaid with escutcheon engraved 'FUROR ARMA MINISTRAT' surrounding a crest (possibly Baynes), weight 7lb. 13oz.
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Estimate £500-700
Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament