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LOT 474
Factory Engraved
Charles Lancaster
Sidelock Ejector
Double Rifle with Case
- Serial no. 12510, 6.5 mm cal., 26 inch solid rib bbl., blue/casehardened
finish, walnut stock. This rifle was manufactured in 1907 per page 121
of Nigel Brown’s “British Gunmakers Volume One: London”. Built with
blued steel barrels featuring a ramped beaded blade front sight with a
flip-up moon sight, three leaf (two folding, on standing) rear sight on the
rear quarter rib which
is marked “CHARLES
LANCASTER. 11 PANTON
STREET. HAYMARKET
LONDON.”, import mark
under the forend, and
period London nitro
proofs. The barrels are
fitted to a casehardened
self-opening sideclipped
sidelock action which
displays highly attractive
floral scroll engraving
surrounding “C. LANCASTER/
LONDON” banners on either side and “CHARLES LANCASTER” signatures on either lockplate. The gun
features removable firing pins, chambers with automatic ejectors, double triggers, and an automatic
tang safety with gold inlaid “SAFE” and secondary safety bar. Mounted with a beautifully figured,
multi-point checkered splinter forend with engraved fittings and a round knob pistol grip stock with
shadowline cheekpiece, blank silver inscription oval, and leather cover recoil pad. Includes a canvas
bound takedown case with reproduction trade label, a pair of nickel snap caps, a nickel oiler, and cleaning tools. Length of pull 14 9/16 inches.
Weight 9 lbs. 10 oz.
CONDITION: Very fine as professionally refurbished, retaining 99% blue and casehardened finishes with minor handling evidence and some minor
areas of subsurface spotting. There is a crack at the upper right stock horn; otherwise, the wood is very fine with a few minor marks and sharp
checkering. The case is very good. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 7,000 - 11,000
LOT 475
Desirable Eley Bros. Ltd. “Rifles & Revolvers” Cartridge Display Board - Cartridge boards such as this example were a popular form of eye-
catching advertisement provided to hardware and sporting goods stores by ammunition companies to hang in their shops around the turn of the
20th century, giving consumers a tangible representation of the wide range of munition goods they provided. These impressive cartridge display
boards naturally make for compelling display pieces in gun rooms, gun shops, homes, and businesses. Being one of the most well-known British
cartridge manufacturers of the period, the Eley Brothers Limited firm would have wanted boards such as this hanging in as many retail locations as
possible to compete with the other domestic and foreign counterparts on the market at the time. This attractive board includes a range of revolver
and rifle cartridges ranging from the diminutive .22 caliber BB cap to the impressive .450 No.2 Nitro Express, along with a few pin-fire cartridges, and
four loaded stripper clips, each with black lettered labeling. The display is set on a natural hardwood backdrop, with an Eley Bros. Ltd. trade mark
emblem in the center along with the headline “ELEY’S SOLID DRAWN/ AMMUNITION/FOR RIFLES AND REVOLVERS” at the top. With a dark brown
oiled hardwood edged frame measuring 28 1/2 inches tall, 22 1/4 inches wide, and approximately one inch thick.
CONDITION: Very good, with some moderate fading to the background, some light flaking to the headline letters, light spotting on the steel stripper
clips, along with attractive aged patina on the brass cartridges and labeling. The frame is fine.
Estimate: 4,500 - 7,000