Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 28th November 2024

Lot 460

Ƒ Charles Lancaster: a scarce 12 bore underlever slide-and-tilt action double hammer gun with

Estimate £600 - £700 | Hammer £1134

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Description

Ƒ Charles Lancaster: a scarce 12 bore underlever slide-and-tilt action double hammer gun with Lancaster patent safety stop, serial number 4257, 'Damascus' barrels 30 in., top rib inscribed 'CHARLES LANCASTER 151 NEW BOND ST LONDON. PATENT BREECH LOADER', 2 1/2 in. chambers, action inscribed 'CHARLES LANCASTER PATENT', non-rebounding back action locks with 'LANCASTER LONDON PATENT' within scrolls, hare's-ear hammers, action and locks finely engraved with foliate scrolls, chequered straight hand stock of figured walnut, fore-end with wedge fastener, London nitro re-proof. Section 2 - A Shotgun Certificate or RFD Authority is required to purchase this lot.



(116.5cm OAL)

The George Geear Collection