Main Sale - September 2010 : Sale A1045 Lot 1431 - S2
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A 12-BORE ROYAL SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 16950,

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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A 12-BORE 'ROYAL' SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 16950,
30in. nitro barrels, tubes re-engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND 98 NEW BOND STREET. LONDON.', wall thicknesses below recommended minimum, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in both, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, best bold Royal scroll engraving, the underside engraved 'ROYAL HAMMERLESS EJECTOR' brushed bright and reblued finish overall, 14 1/4in. well-figured stock including buttplate, chequering refreshed, fore-end wood with small crack to rear near iron and insert repair to left leading edge, weight 6lb. 6oz., in a leather hammergun case. We are kindly informed by the makers that this shotgun was completed April 1898 for G.A. Wetherall, Esq.
Estimate £2,500-3,500

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