Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2015 : Sale A0915 Lot 1431 - S2
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A 12-BORE ROYAL BREVIS SELF-OPENING HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 32950,

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** HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A 12-BORE 'ROYAL BREVIS' SELF-OPENING HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 32950,
28in. nitro chopperlump barrels, rib engraved in script 'ROYAL BREVIS' and gold-inlaid '2' at the breech end, tubes engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98. NEW BOND STREET. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 choke in both, (loose, some rusting, rivelling and dents, wall thicknesses below recommended minimum), toplever gold-inlaid '2', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, hand-detachable lockplates with gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, rolled-edge triggerguard, best bold 'Royal' scroll engraving, the underside with a cartouche inscribed 'ROYAL SELF OPENER PATENT 1922', bright finish overall, 14 5/8in. figured stock including horn buttplate (hollowed, buttplate with light damage), weight 6lb. 4oz., in a leather case

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this gun was completed in 1936 for "Ley".

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Estimate £2,000-3,000

S2