EXCEPTIONAL AND SCARCE LANCASTER 4 BARREL PISTOL .476 CALIBER IN CASE.

SN 8023. Cal. .476″. 4 Bbl Lancaster with 6-1/4″ bbls, fixed front and rear sight. Rib recess marked “CHARLES LANCASTER (PATENT) 151 NEW BOND ST, LONDON”. Oval bore bbls. Fitted with German silver blade front sight and marked on left bbl flute “476 CF” London black powder proofs are on the side of each of the 4 bbls. Hammerless O/U receiver, stamped “CHARLES LANCASTER PATENT” in a circled cartouche on the breech face, has integral V-notch rear sight and lever latch engaging two dogs on breech ends of bbls that have a toggled extractor system. Hand engraved SN under trigger guard bow. Birds head grip, with backstrap serrations for enhanced gripping, lanyard swivel at bottom rear and checkered walnut grips. Assembly #69 is marked under the bbls and on the frame to the right of the trigger guard. Presented in a oak case secured with reinforcing brass screws and having a 1.25″ diameter brass disk in the lid. The interior, still retaining the Charles Lancaster label in the lid, is lined in green felt and compartmentalized for the 4-bbl Lancaster and accessories that are an ebony shafted cleaning rod measuring 8.5″ in length and the securing key. PROVENANCE: Ex-Visser Collection; Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Bbls retain 95% orig rust blue with slight thinning. Muzzle correctly in the white. Comparable high condition, orig midnight blue on action, including trigger guard, front and backstrap. Fire blue on the trigger is 60-70% with the trigger face having transitioned to a pleasant patina. Exceptionally nice grips are in keeping with the overall condition, retaining most orig finish and sharply cut checkering. No cracks or losses. Bores are bright with mild erosion. Perfect manual function. In orig oak Lancaster case with correct accessories, all in the same outstanding condition as the pistol. A truly exceptional big bore 4-bbl Lancaster that would compliment any collection. 4-52242 LMA7 (10,000-17,500) – Lot 1339

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1339	$32,200.00	EXCEPTIONAL AND SCARCE LANCASTER 4 BARREL PISTOL .476 CALIBER IN CASE. SN 8023. Cal. .476″. 4 Bbl Lancaster with 6-1/4″ bbls, fixed front and rear sight. Rib recess marked “CHARLES LANCASTER (PATENT) 151 NEW BOND ST, LONDON”. Oval bore bbls. Fitted with German silver blade front sight and marked on left bbl flute “476 CF” London black powder proofs are on the side of each of the 4 bbls. Hammerless O/U receiver, stamped “CHARLES LANCASTER PATENT” in a circled cartouche on the breech face, has integral V-notch rear sight and lever latch engaging two dogs on breech ends of bbls that have a toggled extractor system. Hand engraved SN under trigger guard bow. Birds head grip, with backstrap serrations for enhanced gripping, lanyard swivel at bottom rear and checkered walnut grips. Assembly #69 is marked under the bbls and on the frame to the right of the trigger guard. Presented in a oak case secured with reinforcing brass screws and having a 1.25″ diameter brass disk in the lid. The interior, still retaining the Charles Lancaster label in the lid, is lined in green felt and compartmentalized for the 4-bbl Lancaster and accessories that are an ebony shafted cleaning rod measuring 8.5″ in length and the securing key. PROVENANCE: Ex-Visser Collection; Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Bbls retain 95% orig rust blue with slight thinning. Muzzle correctly in the white. Comparable high condition, orig midnight blue on action, including trigger guard, front and backstrap. Fire blue on the trigger is 60-70% with the trigger face having transitioned to a pleasant patina. Exceptionally nice grips are in keeping with the overall condition, retaining most orig finish and sharply cut checkering. No cracks or losses. Bores are bright with mild erosion. Perfect manual function. In orig oak Lancaster case with correct accessories, all in the same outstanding condition as the pistol. A truly exceptional big bore 4-bbl Lancaster that would compliment any collection. 4-52242 LMA7 (10,000-17,500) – Lot 1339 Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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EXCEPTIONAL AND SCARCE LANCASTER 4 BARREL PISTOL .476 CALIBER IN CASE.