Main Sale - December 2012 : Sale A1068 Lot 1459 - S2
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A 12-BORE ROYAL SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 16700,

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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A 12-BORE 'ROYAL' SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 16700,
28in. sleeved nitro barrels, rib engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND 98. NEW BOND STREET. LONDON.' and gold-inlaid '1', 2 3/4in. chambers, choke inserts bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/2, toplever gold-inlaid '1', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, bold royal scroll engraving, brushed bright and reblued finish overall, 15in. replacement stock with 1 7/8in. horn extension, weight 7lb.

Provenance: The makers have kindly informed us that this shotgun was completed February 1897 with 30in. barrels to pair with gun no.16707. The original owner's name is indistinct in the ledger.
Estimate £4,000-6,000

S2