Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2020 : Sale A2020 Lot 1670
HOLLOWAY & NAUGHTON A 12-BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER OVER AND UNDER PINLESS SIDELOCK EJECTOR WITH THREE SETS OF BARRELS, serial no. 12-61,

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HOLLOWAY & NAUGHTON
A DELAHAUT-ENGRAVED 12-BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER OVER AND UNDER PINLESS SIDELOCK EJECTOR WITH THREE SETS OF BARRELS, serial no. 12 - 61,
set 1 - 32in. nitro barrels with solid raised matt top-rib gold-inlaid '1' at the breech end, side-ribs, 2 3/4in. chambers, Teague multichokes (no spares);
set 2 - 30in. nitro barrels with tapered solid matt top-rib gold-inlaid '2' at the breech end, side-ribs, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 3/4 choke in both;
set 3 - 28in. nitro barrels with solid raised matt top-rib gold-inlaid '3' at the breech end, side-ribs, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. full choke in both;
hold-open toplever, manual safety, rolled-edge triggerguard, the action, lockplates and furniture carved in relief with bold acanthus scrollwork on a finely matted background, the lockplates with gold-highlighted game scene vignettes, the left side with English pointer flushing ruffed grouse in a woodland setting, the right side with mallard alighting a wetland setting, the underside with a Cape buffalo and a cattle egret, with a further ornate cartouche engraved and gold-inlaid with the makers name, the triggerplate signed 'DELAHAUT. G.', the triggerguard gold-inlaid with the serial number, the triggerguard tang engraved 'H&N', 15 1/4in. highly-figured pistolgrip stock with pistolgrip-cap and 1in. buttplate, weight 8lb. 6oz. (set 1), 8lb. 5oz. (set 2) and 8lb. 2oz. (set 3), in their lightweight leather case fitted for all three barrel sets and with some accessories

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Estimate £25,000-30,000

S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act