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CHARLES LANCASTER, LONDON
A SCARCE .410 (2in.) FOUR-BARRELLED HOWDAH PISTOL, serial no. 7849,
circa 1885, with blued 6 1/4in. oval-bored barrel cluster, the top-rib signed 'CHARLES LANCASTER (PATENT) 151 NEW BOND ST, LONDON', the top of breech stamped '.410', squared action with side-lever opening to the left hand side and double hook locking, chequered walnut grip-panels covering the action cheeks and the birdshead butt (hairline crack to left panel), smooth back-strap, lanyard swivel to heel, trigger-guard bow with engraved serial number, retaining fair traces of probable original finish
Provenance: This pistol almost certainly started life as an oval-bored .476
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Estimate £1,500-2,500
S5 - Sold as a Section 5 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act.
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