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Rare Cased Charles Lancaster Four-Barreled Pistol Thorn’s Patent
Guns International #: 101936330 Seller's Inventory #: 41376
Category: Handguns - English Pistols - Antique Pistols - Cartridge
Seller's Information
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
Platinum Seller
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
We have a 30 day Inspection Period and NOT a 3 day Inspection.
Payment Types Accepted: We take all major credit cards with NO CREDIT CARD FEES! Also Check or Money order.
About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material.
Description:
Serial #8122, .476 Enfield, 6 1/4" barrels with excellent, bright bores. This is a strikingly handsome pistol that has retained 40-50% of the original blue on the barrels, with the balance turned to a mixture of smooth pewter gray and plum-brown. The maker's marking on the rib, proofs, and caliber designation are all crisp and clear, while the lustrous original blue still remains on the sides of the frame, and thumb-lever. The checkered walnut bird's head grips are in fine-excellent shape with some small surface blemishes, an area of mild wear under the lever on the left side, as well as some general flattening of the points. Lock-up is accomplished through a thumb-lever actuated stirrup along the top of the frame that engages two lugs on either side of the breech. The lock-up is superb, and the action is fully functional. The pistol is housed in the original five-compartment, green baize-lined, wooden traveling case. The Charles Lancaster label is heavily worn, but still clearly legible on the inside of the lid, and the pistol is further accompanied by an ebony-handled turn-screw, and period glass oil bottle. According to Lancaster records, this gun was sold in September of 1887 to a "T.W. Greenfield". There are three known British soldiers from the period with those initials and last name: Capt. Thomas W. Greenfield, 22nd Battalion, Devonshire Rifle Volunteers; Thomas William Bruce Greenfield, Protectorate Regiment Frontier Force, South Africa; and Thomas Waring Bunce Greenfield, Irish Guards. This is a very rare, cased four-barreled pistol, in fine condition, and represents an exceptional opportunity for the collector to acquire a stunning British handgun. Antique
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes
Manufacturer: Lancaster
Model: Four-Barrel
Serial Number: 8122
Caliber Info: .476
Gauge Info: .476