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Charls Lancaster, Best Grade Sidelock Ejector, Easy Opener, 12 bore
Guns International #: 101893472 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Shotguns - English Double Antique - Lancaster, Charles Shotguns
Seller's Information
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Seller: Loving Doubles
Company: Loving Doubles
Member Since: 9/6/09
First Name: Ben
State: California
Country: United States
Phone: (310) 546-6484
Number of Active Listings: 32
Total Number of Listings: 151
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: , MO, Bank Cks
Description:
Charles Lancaster, Best Quality, 12 bore Assisted-opening Bar Action Sidelock. The Rib is engraved “CHARLES LANCASTER. 151 NEW BOND ST. LONDON. PATENT BREECH LOADING HAMMERLESS GUN – EJECTOR”. 30 in. Sir Joseph Whitworh steel barrels Birmingham nitro reproof of 3 tons per square in. per the 1954 British Rules of Proof, 2 ½ in. chambers, bores cylinder and quarter choked, striker disk, Beesley’s patent No. 425 of 1884 assisted-opening front action, best fine acanthus scroll engraving, brushed bright action with blued bottom plate. All done very nicely. Beautiful well figured stock 14 ½’ length of pull, DC – 1 ½” & DH – 2 ½’, ¼” cast-off, nice 22 lpe checkering, pistolgrip stock with steel grip cap, fore-end wood has a nonstructural hairline crack. Weight 6lb 10oz. Whitworh barrels bore dia. 0.733 right & 0.731 left and wall thickness 0.025 both. Serial number 6734 (1892). These guns normally sell for $5000 to 9,000.This gun was reproofed in 1956 to 3 tons because the original 1892 proof was for black powder only. The previous owner used 2 ¾” 2 ¾ dram loads which normally run from 8600 to about 10000.
SOLD
Antique: Yes
Shotgun Gauge: 12 Gauge
Manufacturer: Charles Lancaster
Model: Best grade Assisted Opener
Serial Number: 6792
Barrel Length: 30
Chambers: 2 1/2
Ejectors: yes auto
Condition: Excellent
Metal Condition: Excellent
Wood Condition: Excellent
Bore Condition: perfect
Barrels: Sir Joseph Whitworth Fluid Compressed Steel
Barrel Type: Double
Action: Bar Action Sidelock
Triggers: double
Stock: English walnut
Stock Comb: 1 1/2
Stock Heel: 2 1/2
Stock Cast: 1/4 cast off
Fore End: Splinter
Butt Pad: Checkerd Butt
LOP: 14 1/2
Weight: 6lb 10oz
Manufacture Date: 1892
Choke Left: Improved Cylinder
Choke Right: Cylinder
Engraving: Best Acanthus Scroll
Item Location: CA
Minimum Wall Thickness Left: .0025
Minimum Wall Thickness Right: 0.025