Videos tagged with Charles Lancaster

This video showcases a unique and historically significant four-barrelled sporting rifle made by Henry Thorne, successor to Charles Lancaster, in 1885. The rifle features Lancaster's distinctive oval bore design. The video highlights its place in Indian and British colonial history, contrasting it with a single-barrelled Lancaster rifle. The Royal Armouries, the UK's national collection of arms and armour, presents this piece and encourages viewers to subscribe for more content, support their work, and engage with their museum.

This review details a rare Charles Lancaster four-barrel shotgun, a 20-gauge model with a unique rotary striker double-action trigger system. The design prioritizes balance with its smaller bore, and features a Jones under-lever action with simultaneous four-shell extraction. The shotgun showcases exceptional Victorian-era gunsmithing quality.

This video delves into the intricate design and historical significance of Charles Lancaster's Howdah pistols. It highlights their reliability, unique features like oval rifling and a folding set-trigger, and showcases both the 4-barrel .476 and the formidable 2-barrel .577 models. The presentation emphasizes the exceptional British craftsmanship and the pistols' role as backup weapons and for big game hunting.