Product Details
HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A 12-BORE 'ROYAL' SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 33815,
30in. nitro chopperlump barrels with raised matt rib, gold-inlaid '3', tubes engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98. NEW BOND STREET. LONDON.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and 3/4 choke, treble-grip action, toplever gold-inlaid '3', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, cocking-indicators, articulated front trigger, rolled-edge triggerguard, best bold Royal scroll engraving, the underside with 'ROYAL MODEL', bright finish overall, 14 1/4in. figured stock including 3/4in. wooden extension and 7/8in. rubber recoil pad, gold escutcheon engraved 'COMTE DE BEAUMONT', weight 7lb. 4oz.
Provenance: We are kindly informed by the makers that this shotgun was built for the Comte. de Beaumont and was completed 1951.
Estimate £10,000-12,000
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