Product Details
HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A 12-BORE 'ROYAL' SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 16390,
30in. nitro reproved barrels, rib engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98. NEW BOND STREET. LONDON.', and gold-inlaid '3', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and imp. cyl. choke, left wall thickness below recommended minimum, toplever gold-inlaid '3', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, best bold acanthus scroll engraving on a matted background and ornate bordering, the underside engraved 'ROYAL HAMMERLESS PATENT EJECTOR', retaining very slight traces of original colour-hardening, 14 1/2in. highly-figured stock including 1/2in. wooden extension and buttplate, weight 6lb. 9oz., in its lightweight leather case
Provenance: The makers have kindly informed us that this shotgun was completed in 1897 for an 'Oliverson' and that it was built as the pair to gun no.16389.
Estimate £3,000-5,000
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