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its the number 2, 10 ga double rifle with +/- 65 mm long brass by Blanch(?) for Manton Calucutta just the right tiger gun, maybe on the light side for pachyderm owner having two lathe turned cases but looking for more, I think I have what he wants |
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Nice rifle! |
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So nice |
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Can we see the front sight and muzzles? |
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sorry, the only pics of the gun I made yesterday |
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Is it fully rifled Lancaster? Due to the spacer in the rib - I'm assuming that it was for a set of sights? |
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yes, fully rifled the double was restocked in england but the original stock is there and still fine I assume the metal as also rework and who knows what they all made then. |
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Excellent example of the gunmakers art The later/minimalised? percussion style fences always a bonus Good rebrowning brings out the 2 (or 3?) stub damascus barrels to good effect A wide (cape gun type) rib may suggest a South African or Indian history The 10 bore was a general purpose rifle good for all game but agree with Lancaster possibly a little light for pachyderms in Black Powder Sidelock and Jones underlever the standard for the time before the idea that back action locks were stronger? I would certainly give it space in my gunroom! Good luck in shooting it TH44 |
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the owner of this double needed more brass and what was laying in my reloading cave for many years now? made from 20x99R a WW 2 sovjet aircraft canon cartridge here for comparison with a 50 bmg case, than a eley 10 ga brass case and my homemade brass bought the 20x99R once from a metal detector guy who pic them up from battle field to bad most of them had dents maybe from the action when ejected but I made the best out of this. because of the big berdan primer I drill them out and set a 38 special case in , then late turn the base. must be drilled for a shot gun primer. the 38 special case was cut to 10 mm and rivet inside |
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Ingenious. So cool! No need to be soldered. |
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I appreciate the modification to salvage old brass. The following is an FYI. A source of 10ga brass in USA is offered by Track of the Wolf https://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/1210/1/SHOT-SHELL-10-2-78 |
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Not sure "Track" can send those out of the USA - export problems, seems to me - or maybe that is just for us, in Canada. |
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Bloody whoppers of cases aren't they - job well done there Lancaster! Recycling at it's best |
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Track of the wolf states that they can't ship reloading components over sea"s. |