Product Details
CHARLES LANCASTER
A RARE .455 (C.F) '1ST MODEL' FOUR-BARRELLED OVAL-BORE PISTOL, serial no. 7140,
6in. hinged fluted blued barrel-block signed 'CHARLES LANCASTER (PATENT) 151, NEW BOND ST. LONDON' in the upper flute, '.455 C.F.' engraved on the left side, Charles Lancaster patent stamp to breech face, blued action with first type of barrel-latch mounted on breech block, early 'square' type butt with fine chequering and steel butt cap with lanyard ring, London proof marks
Literature: 'American, British & Continental Firearms' by Dunlap
Other Notes: It is generally recognized that less than 200 of these first model pistols were manufactured, they are the scarcest of the three variations and as a result do not appear on the market very often.
Estimate £1,200-1,600
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