UNUSUAL CHARLES LANCASTER UNDERLEVER DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN.

UNUSUAL CHARLES LANCASTER UNDERLEVER DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. SN 4923. Cal. 12 ga. Fine English dbl with 28″ bbls choked FULL/IMP-CYL with tapered concave smooth rib, sgl bead, extractor, dbl underbites & dbl triggers. It has a rounded action with unusual back action peninsula sidelocks with cocked indicators that cock with opening lever. It has a top tang mounted thumb safety. Receiver, lockplates & appended metal have about 80% coverage fine English foliate arabesque patterns with “CHARLES LANCASTER’S PATENT” on both sides of receiver and “LANCASTER / PATENT LONDON” in two ribbons on each lockplate. Each lockplate has “COK’D” in gold & top tang has “SAFE” in gold. Mounted with nicely figured English walnut with checkered splinter forearm & straight hand stock, 15-1/4″ over a thick hard-rubber buttplate. It has a blank silver initial oval on bottom. Bbl flats have nitro proofs to 3-1/4 tons and are marked 2-3/4″. Bore diameter: left – .726, right – .726. Bore restrictions: left – .028, right – .008. Wall thickness: left – .038, right – .031. Drop at heel: 1-3/4″, drop at comb: 1-1/4″. Weight: 6 lbs. 13.44 oz. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbls retain most of a fine English style rust blue with only slight muzzle edge wear and chamber end edge wear. Receiver, lockplates, top & bottom tangs are a cleaned silver metal color with bottom tang showing heavy wear. Wood is sound with a hairline & a chip at back edge of forearm and buttstock with minor nicks & scratches. Forearm retains a dark orig hand worn finish and buttstock retains about all of a professionally restored finished from checkering back and is a substantially lighter color. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. 4-59874 JR265 (2,500-3,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

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
	3245	$3,105.00	UNUSUAL CHARLES LANCASTER UNDERLEVER DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. SN 4923. Cal. 12 ga. Fine English dbl with 28″ bbls choked FULL/IMP-CYL with tapered concave smooth rib, sgl bead, extractor, dbl underbites & dbl triggers. It has a rounded action with unusual back action peninsula sidelocks with cocked indicators that cock with opening lever. It has a top tang mounted thumb safety. Receiver, lockplates & appended metal have about 80% coverage fine English foliate arabesque patterns with “CHARLES LANCASTER’S PATENT” on both sides of receiver and “LANCASTER / PATENT LONDON” in two ribbons on each lockplate. Each lockplate has “COK’D” in gold & top tang has “SAFE” in gold. Mounted with nicely figured English walnut with checkered splinter forearm & straight hand stock, 15-1/4″ over a thick hard-rubber buttplate. It has a blank silver initial oval on bottom. Bbl flats have nitro proofs to 3-1/4 tons and are marked 2-3/4″. Bore diameter: left – .726, right – .726. Bore restrictions: left – .028, right – .008. Wall thickness: left – .038, right – .031. Drop at heel: 1-3/4″, drop at comb: 1-1/4″. Weight: 6 lbs. 13.44 oz. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbls retain most of a fine English style rust blue with only slight muzzle edge wear and chamber end edge wear. Receiver, lockplates, top & bottom tangs are a cleaned silver metal color with bottom tang showing heavy wear. Wood is sound with a hairline & a chip at back edge of forearm and buttstock with minor nicks & scratches. Forearm retains a dark orig hand worn finish and buttstock retains about all of a professionally restored finished from checkering back and is a substantially lighter color. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. 4-59874 JR265 (2,500-3,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 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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