This rifle was completed in 1887 according to the information on page 121 of Nigel Brown's "British Gunmakers Volume One: London". The rifle has blued barrels with a blade front sight and a two leaf (one standing, one folding) rear sight on the matted flat solid rib, "CHARLES LANCASTER. 151 NEW BOND STREET, LONDON." and "NON-FOULING SMOOTH OVAL BORE RIFLING" engraved on the left and right barrels respectively, and period London black powder proof marks ahead of the flats. The barrels are fitted to the casehardened Jones underlever back action which displays attractive scroll engraving surrounding "CHARLES LANCASTER, LONDON." signatures on either side and "CHARLES LANCASTER/PATENT" on either lockplate. The rifle features non-rebounding hammers, individual hammer safeties, and double triggers. The rifle is fitted with a nicely figured and multi-point checkered splinter forend with engraved fittings as well as a round knob pistol grip stock raised cheekpiece, blank inscription oval, and checkered blued steel buttplate. Length of pull 14 3/8 inches. Weight 8 lbs. 1 oz. Provenance: The Norman R. Blank Collection

Very fine overall as professionally refurbished, retaining 95% blue and casehardened finishes with a patch of loss on the right barrel near the muzzle, some minor spotting around the breech and on the left lockplate, some wear to the wood varnish, a hole in the stock and forend where sling studs once were, and crisp checkering on the stock and forend. Mechanically excellent.