71 - Lancaster pistol, two-shot, .455 caliber.

Lancaster pistol, two-shot, .455 caliber. Round, double-barreled, downward-tilting barrel with extractor, engraved “CHARLES LANCASTER PATENT 151 NEW BOND ST LONDON,” stamped and engraved on the side “455 CF.” Walnut stock plates, partially checkered. Barrel length: 16.3 cm Overall length: 28.2 cm Condition: Re-patinated finish, engravings re-struck. Circa 1885. No. 7946. History: Based on patents filed in 1881 and 1882 by Henry A. A. Thorn (successor to Charles William Lancaster), the company “Charles Lancaster & Co.” began manufacturing double-barreled and single-barreled pistols.