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Lancaster Revolving Carbine

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Lancaster Revolving Carbine
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Production
1870 - 1885
Overview

The Lancaster Revolving Carbine was a British four-barrel carbine featuring Charles Lancaster's patented oval-bore rifling system. It used a manually rotated four-shot cylinder and was chambered in .38 or .42 caliber. The weapon was prized for its accuracy and lack of gas leakage at the cylinder gap.

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