Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2014 : Sale A0314 Lot 1406 - S2
CHARLES LANCASTER A LIGHTWEIGHT 12-BORE ASSISTED-OPENING BACK-ACTION SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 6733,

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CHARLES LANCASTER
A LIGHTWEIGHT 12-BORE ASSISTED-OPENING BACK-ACTION SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 6733,
30in. fine damascus nitro barrels, the rib gold-inlaid '2', the tubes engraved 'CHARLES LANCASTER. 99. MOUNT STREET. BERKELEY SQUARE. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 3/4 choke, carved fences, toplever silver-inlaid '2', automatic safety with inlaid 'SAFE' detail, striker discs, dipped-edge lockplates, fine border and acanthus scroll engraving, 14 1/4in. figured stock, fore-end with minor crack to wood, grip-catch release, ejectors not operating correctly, weight 6lb. 6oz, in a brass-cornered oak and leather hammergun case with Charles Lancaster trade label

Provenance: The makers have kindly informed us that this shotgun was completed in 1891 for Capt. Reginald Barclay.

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Estimate £1,200-1,600

S2