Product Details
HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A 12-BORE 'ROYAL' SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 16026,
30in. Whitworth-steel nitro reproved barrels, sunken rib engraved 'MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL. HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98. NEW BOND STREET, LONDON.', and gold-inlaid '1', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/4 choke, toplever gold-inlaid '1', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, fine acanthus scroll engraving with beaded borders, the lockplates with roundels with foliate geometric designs, the underside engraved 'ROYAL EJECTOR. PATENT NO. 20979', 14 3/8in. replacement stock including7/8in. rubber recoil pad, fore-end wood with slight chip to edge, weight 6lb. 13oz.
Provenance: We are kindly informed by the makers that this shotgun was completed 1919 for a Mr. Torrens.
Estimate £5,000-6,000
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