Product Details
HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A FINE PAIR OF 12-BORE 'THE ROYAL' SELF-OPENING HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 36785 / 6,
28in. nitro reproved chopperlump barrels (in 2012), ribs engraved 'THE ROYAL' and gold-inlaid '1' and '2', tubes engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 13, BRUTON STREET, LONDON.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 3/4 choke, toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2', automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, hand-detachable lockplates, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, rolled-edge triggerguards, best bold Royal scroll engraving, the undersides with 'THE ROYAL MODEL' in a cartouche, retaining virtually full original colour-hardening and finish, 15 5/8in. well-figured replacement stocks, weight 6lb. 12oz., in their lightweight motor case with accessories; together with their original highly-figured stocks
Provenance: The makers have kindly informed us that this pair of shotguns were completed with 28in. barrels in July 1966 for the Italian retailer Casciano.
Estimate £30,000-50,000
S2