Product Details
CHARLES LANCASTER
A FINE LEFT-HANDED .375 H&H MAGNUM DOUBLE SQUARE-BRIDGE BOLT-MAGAZINE SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 30011,
23 1/2in. nitro barrel engraved 'CHARLES LANCASTER. LONDON. ENGLAND', block-mounted open sights with two folding leaf sights, marked for 100, 150 and 200 yards and with gold-inlaid sight lines, ramp-mounted bead fore-sight with fold-over moonsight, double square bridge magnum action mounted with colour-hardened H&H style quickly-detachable telescopic sight mounts, the rings engraved 'CHARLES LANCASTER LONDON' and '.375 H&H No. 30011', colour-hardened and florally engraved recoil blocks, three position safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, bolt knob with chequered oval panels and central floral motif, hinged straddle floorplate engraved with the calibre designation, the triggerguard engraved with the serial number, well-figured pistolgrip stock with horn finial, engraved and colour-hardened pistolgrip-cap (with trap), sling swivels, 14 3/4in. pull including 7/8in. rubber recoil pad, weight 10lb. 8oz.
Provenance: The vendor has kindly supplied the following information:
"Commissioned in 2001 by the vendor with the instructions to produce a classic Charles Lancaster do-all safari rifle. The rifle was completed in 2010. The action is a Reimar Johannsen Double Square Bridge Magnum Mauser action. The flip-over moonsight is warthog ivory, The H&H swing-off mounts have 30mm rings. The The chequering is an old Charles Lancaster pattern from the 1920's. Engraving is by Dave Tallet. The rifle shoots sub MOA with 300 grain ammunition and has had 70 rounds through it"
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Estimate £5,000-7,000
S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act