Charles Lancaster Hammer

Lancaster Slide and Drop Finished

December 8, 2010
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Lancaster Slide and Drop Finished

Didn’t do much to this one and pictures been on the camera for a while. Blued pins, blacked furniture, and left the rest..it’s lovely. Shot some pheasant last weekend and really love the gun…

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Charles Lancaster – Slide and Tilt

October 19, 2010
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Charles Lancaster – Slide and Tilt

I’ve been staring deeply into the locking mechanism of the Lancaster hammer gun. The action is called a “Slide and Tilt” action and Lancaster himself claims to have developed the patent (although it appears a Frenchman got there 5 or so years before and Lancaster “tweaked it further”. On close inspection one can see...

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Charles Lancaster Hammer

October 16, 2010
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Charles Lancaster Hammer

A friend asked if I knew there was a local auction on this week. I had no idea but I’m glad he called me. On Thursday evening I popped over to see what guns they had. An intereting Garden (short lived London maker in mid 19th Century) and a Lancaster. The Lancaster uses an...

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