Fine Modern & Antique Guns - December 2013 : Sale A121213 Lot 1503 - S2
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A 20-BORE 1878 PATENT CLIMAX SAFETY HAMMERLESS BACK-ACTION SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 5848,

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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A 20-BORE 1878 PATENT 'CLIMAX SAFETY HAMMERLESS' BACK-ACTION SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 5848,
29 1/2in. nitro reproved damascus barrels, the rib engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98. NEW BOND ST. LONDON.' and '1', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/2 choke, W.M. Scott and T. Baker patent action, patent no. 761 of 1878, use number 180, engraved leaf fences, toplever engraved '1', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'BOLTED' detail, border and acanthus scroll engraving, 14 3/4in. figured stock swept towards central vision, weight 5lb. 10oz., in a leather case

Provenance: Made in 1880 for De Clifford of Ugbrook

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Estimate £800-1,200

S2