Main Sale - March 2012 : Sale A1062 Lot 1118 - S1
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A .244 MAGNUM MODEL DE LUXE BOLT-MAGAZINE SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 2900,

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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A .244 MAGNUM 'MODEL DE LUXE' BOLT-MAGAZINE SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 2900,
24 3/4in. unsighted nitro barrel, engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 13, BRUTON STREET, LONDON.', and 'HOLLAND'S .244 MAGNUM.', the receiver mounted with a Hensoldt Diasta 4x32 telescopic sight, mounts engraved Holland & Holland and with the serial number, Mauser action (with thumb cutout), slim bolt handle, hinged floorplate with push-button release, receiver, floorplate and triggerguard engraved with bold acanthus scrollwork, the floorplate with 'MADE IN ENGLAND','4 CARTRIDGES' and 'MODEL DE LUXE', blued finish, well-figured pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, horn finial, engraved steel pistolgrip-cap, sling eyes and engraved steel buttplate with trap

Provenance: The makers have kindly informed us that this rifle was completed November 1963 for an S.L. Adelman.
Estimate £5,000-7,000

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