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* CHARLES LANCASTER, LONDON
A .476 (OVAL-BORE) FOUR-BARRELLED TRIGGER-COCKING HOWDAH PISTOL, serial no. 8519 (Z9816),
circa 1891, with drop-down 6in. barrel group, deeply carved imitation side-ribs, the top signed 'CHARLES LANCASTER PATENT 151 NEW BOND ST, LONDON', the left side marked with the calibre, applied crescent fore-sight, lever operated sprung barrel-catch, full frame, the top of standing breech marked with an additional South African registration number, semi saw-handled birdshead grip, double-action trigger with folding auxiliary self-cocking trigger protruding below the guard, coin-edged backstrap, lanyard ring at heel, traces of original finish
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Estimate £2,000-3,000
S5 - Sold as a Section 5 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act, Sections 7.3 and 7.1 Eligible.
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