Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2017 : Sale A0317 Lot 1404 - S2
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A 12-BORE ROYAL SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 22018,

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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A 12-BORE 'ROYAL' SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 22018,
28in. nitro reproved fine damascus barrels, the rib with fine acanthus scrollwork and gold-inlaid '1' at the breech end, the tubes engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98 NEW BOND STREET, LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in both, toplever gold-inlaid '1', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, 'special pattern' scrolled triggerguard, best bold Royal scroll engraving, the underside with 'ROYAL HAMMERLESS EJECTOR' in an elaborate cartouche, brushed finish overall, 14 1/4in. figured stock including horn buttplate, fore-end wood with minor damage, weight 6lb. 10oz.

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed as a '12 Hless Royal a B ejector gun' for 'Rhodes' on the 19th July 1898.
The records list the gun as being made with 28in. damascus barrels, 'good cyl' choke and with a 'special pattern guard'

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Estimate £2,500-3,500

S2