Thread: Lancaster Oval bore rifling. Who's got one ?

now that is a serious bit of kit indeed.

I saw a four barrel Howdah pistol for sale over here once,it was a Lancaster,looked awesome.

Originally Posted by norsk

I saw a four barrel Howdah pistol for sale over here once,it was a Lancaster,looked awesome.

Yes Lancaster was well known for the 4 barrel pistols

Originally Posted by norsk

I saw a four barrel Howdah pistol for sale over here once,it was a Lancaster,looked awesome.

I bet the recoil was also awesome!

either my eyes are decieving me,or that rifle needs a really good clean,looks to be repaired crack on stock too.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

either my eyes are decieving me,or that rifle needs a really good clean,looks to be repaired crack on stock too.

@Micky Duck I will give you plenty of warning when I come to inspect your collection so they can all be spotless !

Yes the stock is repaired
And I suspect that the dirt will be dried on oil from being stored and never shot.
Likely valuable beyond our dreams and will remain a cabinet queen for ever

I have several rifles that came from collections and might not have been fired for 100 years and the amount of old dried oil and dirt accumulation showed unfired for a very long time

Are you bored of your nos recently acquired already?

Originally Posted by Boxton

Are you bored of your nos recently acquired already?

@Boxton No not bored. But both those rifles were relatively easy fixes and are all sorted now.

But always looking into the distance at what's just over the horizon

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I do have a Lancaster Oval bored rifle here now BUT SADLY IT'S JUST VISITING

Picked it up this week for a friend and doing the gunrunner thing with it.
Its a Lancaster oval bored 380 Rook Rifle and very nice to have a Lancaster oval bored rifle here even if only visiting.

So if anyone hadn't seen this thread last year when I kicked it off and you have an unloved Lancaster oval bored rifle you want to liquidate PM me

My 12g SxS probably has oval bores if that's of interest to you. It was my first firearm back in the days of the Lifetime Licence.

RETRACTION
My shotgun is old & worn out, probably to the point of having oval bores. Unfortunately not what was required.