Clark,

I haven't researched the provenance of my Lancaster. In fact, I don't know who has the Lancaster records. Maybe somebody can send me in the right direction. I too would like to know.

I suspect the case is original to the rifle. It's the correct period, the correct level of elegance for a boxlock(or lack thereof - canvas rather than oak & leather), and fits like a glove. The crisp, like-new condition of this rifle wouldn't be there if it hadn't spent the years wrapped in such protection. It's easy to differentiate a rifle that rode out the years in a cocoon from one that knocked around in closets and gun cabinets or stacked in a corner. This one has had the easy life.

Curl