Main Sale - December 2012 : Sale A1068 Lot 1309 - S2
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A COMPOSED PAIR OF LIGHTWEIGHT 12-BORE ROYAL SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 22440 / 22677,

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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A COMPOSED PAIR OF LIGHTWEIGHT 12-BORE 'ROYAL' SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 22440 / 22677,
27in. nitro replacement barrels (by the makers), sunken ribs gold-inlaid '1' and '2' at the breech ends, tubes engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 13 BRUTON STREET. LONDON.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/4 choke, toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2', automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, best bold Royal scroll engraving, the undersides with 'ROYAL HAMMERLESS EJECTOR' in a cartouche, retaining much renewed colour-hardening and finish, 15in. figured replacement stocks including 1in. rubber recoil pads, No.2 fore-end with insert repair, weight 6lb. 4oz., in their brass-cornered oak and leather case with gold-tooled trade label and hand written charge label

Provenance: The makers have kindly informed us that the no.1 gun was completed January 1900 with 30in. barrels for 'Walker', and that the no.2 gun was completed March 1901 with 30in. barrels for 'Bridges'.

The vendor kindly informs us the guns have been recently serviced by the makers.
Estimate £15,000-20,000

S2