Product Details
A SCARCE CHARLES LANCASTER 12-BORE THORN 1881 PATENT SIDELEVER BACK-ACTION SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 4998, circa 1881, 28in. sleeved nitro barrels, rib engraved 'CHARLES LANCASTER 151 NEW BOND STREET. LONDON. BREECH LOADING HAMMERLESS GUN' and silver-inlaid '1' at the breech end, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and full choke, treble-grip action incorporating H.A.A. Thorn patent no. 499 of 1881, where an extension piece fixed to the lump on the barrel acts on an 'elevator' passing through the face of the action raising it to full cock, and actuating a slide which acts on the safety, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, dipped-edge lockplates, border and acanthus scroll engraving, brushed finish, 14 1/4in. stock including buttplate, weight 6lb. 14oz.
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Estimate £600-800
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act