April 2024 Sealed Bid Auction : Sale S0424 Lot 7057
CHARLES LANCASTER 12-BORE ROTARY-UNDERLEVER SLIDE-AND-TILT HAMMERGUN, serial no. 3386,

Product Details

CHARLES LANCASTER 12-BORE ROTARY-UNDERLEVER SLIDE-AND-TILT HAMMERGUN, serial no. 3386, circa 1861, 26in. black powder only damascus barrels (shortened, some pits and dents), rib engraved 'CHARLES LANCASTER. 151 NEW BOND ST. LONDON. PATENT BREECH LOADER' (worn), 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in both, Charles Lancaster patent slide-and-tilt action with rotary-underlever, recessed bosses, striker discs, non-rebounding back-action locks with high-spurred hammers of hare's-ear form, the breasts of the hammers hitting the strikers, bold acanthus scroll engraving, the lockplates with 'C. LANCASTER LONDON PATENT' in scrolling banners, the action bar with 'CHARLES LANCASTER'S PATENT', the triggerguard tang with three pheasants, 14 1/4in. stock with steel buttplate (some repairs to woodwork), weight 7lb. 3oz.



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Estimate £250-400

S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act