Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2015 : Sale A0915 Lot 904
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A .250 (ROOK) THE ROSS 1882 PATENT LEVER-COCKING SINGLE-BARRELLED HAMMERLESS EJECTOR ROOK RIFLE, serial no. 13407

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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A .250 (ROOK) 'THE ROSS' 1882 PATENT LEVER-COCKING SINGLE-BARRELLED HAMMERLESS EJECTOR ROOK RIFLE, serial no. 13407,
25 14in. black powder only octagonal barrel with matt top flat, open sights and two folding leaf sights with white metal inlaid sight lines and marked for 50, 100 and 150 yards, bead fore-sight, breech end engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98 NEW BOND ST. LONDON. .250 SEMI SMOOTH BORE. WINNERS OF ALL THE "FIELD" RIFLE TRIALS.', and 'PATENT 1294', H.W. Holland patent lever-cocking action, patent no. 1294 of 17th March 1882, carved teardrop fences, removable striker disc, manual side lever safety with engraved 'SAFE' detail, non-selective ejector mechanism, border and acanthus scroll engraving, retaining traces of original colour-hardening, 14 7/8in. figured pistolgrip stock with steel pistolgrip-cap and buttplate, Hackett snap fore-end with horn finial, weight 5lb. 6oz., in its lightweight leather case (some damage)

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Estimate £1,200-1,600