A walnut box with a burl-veneered lid and lined with blue fe - Lot 63

Lot n° 63
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A walnut box with a burl-veneered lid and lined with blue fe - Lot 63
A walnut box with a burl-veneered lid and lined with blue felt, featuring compartments. Manufacturer’s label: “ALFRED LANCASTER, PATENTED IN ENGLAND, MANUFACTURER OF BREECH-LOADING RIFLES AND BIG-GAME CARABINES, 27 SOUTH AUDLEY STREET, GROSVENOR SQUARE, LONDON.” When opened, it contains: A Thomas revolver, five-shot, .380 caliber, double-action. Fluted barrel engraved on top with “27th South Audley S Grosvenor Sqr London.” Closed frame engraved with foliage scrollwork, engraved on top with “A.LANCASTER” and on the side with “THOMAS PATENT No. 779 No. 1259.” Blued finish. Walnut grip with a raised shoulder. Barrel length: 12.5 cm - Overall length: 26 cm Blued and yellowed finish. With accessories: oil can, cleaning rod, screwdriver. Case: 28 x 18 x 6 cm (H) B.E. Circa 1870–1880. Developed by a Birmingham gunsmith named John Thomas in 1869. Note the French-language label on the case by Alfred Lancaster (1826–1890), who was active until 1890.
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