Main Sale - June 2010 : Sale A1042 Lot 1403
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A 12-BORE BADMINTON HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 31180,

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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A 12-BORE 'BADMINTON' HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 31180,
29in. nitro reproved barrels (in 2010), tubes re-engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98. NEW BOND STREET. LONDON.' wall-thicknesses well below recommended minimum, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/4 choke, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, patent gas checks, hand-detachable lockplates, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, action and lockplates recently engraved with fine acanthus scrollwork surrounding game scenes of pointer, the underside with the protrait of a spaniel, retaining virtually full renewed colour-hardening and finish, 14 3/8in. figured stock including buttplate, weight 6lb. 5oz. We are kindly informed by the makers that this shotgun was completed 1926 for a Mr. Bond.

THE ABOVE LOT WILL REQUIRE THE BUYER TO PRODUCE A RELEVANT BRITISH SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE OR REGISTERED FIREARMS DEALER LICENCE BEFORE IT MAY BE RELEASED.