RARE**Late 19th Century Charles Lancaster ‘Patent Breech Loader’ 151 New Bond Street, London 14 Bore Black Powder Obsolete Calibre Double Barrelled Side By Side Hammer Breech Loading Rotary Under Lever Slide Break Action Sporting Shotgun 14 Bore/gauge Side By Side

**RARE**Late 19th Century Charles Lancaster ‘Patent Breech Loader’ 151 New Bond Street, London 14 Bore Black Powder Obsolete Calibre Double Barrelled Side By Side Hammer Breech Loading Rotary Under Lever Slide Break Action Sporting Shotgun. Sn 20376 - 20376

Charles William Lancaster (1820–1878) was an English listed as gun maker and improver of rifles and cannon. Lancaster was the eldest son of Charles Lancaster, gunmaker, of 151 New Bond Street, London. This is a very good Charles Lancaster ‘Patent Breech Loader’ double barrel hammer sporting shotgun made at the 151 New Bond Street London premises. It has 28 ¼” steel barrels (45” overall). The barrels, set side by side have a central flat top barrel rib and brass bead foresight. The rib is signed ‘Charles Lancaster 151 New Bond Street, London Patent Breech Loader’. The smooth bores have just light staining consistent with age and use. It has its original walnut stock which has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age and use and double triggers. The action, hammers and lever have quality tooled decoration. The action plates also have banners with ‘Lancaster London Patent’ and the lever block is signed on both sides ‘Charles Lancaster’s Patent’. The trigger guard is numbered 3771. The wrist & fore stock have chequered panels. The stock has an inlaid void white metal escutcheon to the underside of the shoulder stock. The Lancaster patent breech loading mechanism works as it should (the lever is rotated which allows the barrels to slide forward then break open for breech loading). Its cocking & firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 20376

£895.00