Lancaster pistol
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The Lancaster pistol is a multi-barrelled handgun produced in 2 and 4 barrel configurations in England during the mid to late 19th century. It is chambered in a variety of centrefire pistol calibres—c
Break action Lancaster pistol on display at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds
.577 Snider
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The.577 Snider cartridge was a British black powder metallic centrefire cartridge, which fired a 0.577-inch, 480-grain lead projectile, primarily used in the Snider–Enfield rifle.
Lancaster pistol
…the mid to late 19th century. It is chambered in a variety of centrefire pistol calibres—chiefly .38 S&W, .450 Adams, .455 Webley, .476 Enfield and .577 Snider, Though most productions were in .455 Webley and .476 Enfield. The designer, London gunsmith Charles William Lancaster, began his career in 1847 after…
(From Left to Right): A .577 Snider cartridge, a Zulu War–era rolled brass foil .577/450 Martini–Henry Cartridge, a later drawn brass .577/450 Martini–Henry cartridge, and a .303 British Mk VII SAA Ball cartridge
A Mark I bullet
A Mark VI bullet
A Mark VIII bullet