Fine Modern & Antique Guns - June 2014 : Sale A0614 Lot 1441 - S2
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A 12-BORE 'ROYAL' SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 23903,

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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A 12-BORE 'ROYAL' SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 23903,
28in. nitro barrels, rib engraved with scrollwork at the breech end, tubes engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98. NEW BOND STREET. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and full choke, some pitting, under rib detaching and right extractor broken, treble-grip action with hidden third bite, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, bold Royal scroll engraving, the underside with 'ROYAL HAMMERLESS EJECTOR' in a cartouche, 14 3/8in. highly-figured semi-pistolgrip stock including 5/8in. wooden extension with buttplate, sling swivels, fore-end screw retaining plate with some rusting, weight 6lb. 9oz., in its lightweight leather case with some accessories

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed on the 5th September 1906 for 'De Castro' with 28in. barrels, and 'loops for sling'

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Estimate £3,000-5,000

S2