Fine Modern & Antique Arms - July 2023 : Sale A0723 Lot 754
A .300 (ROOK) ROYAL SINGLE-BARRELLED HAMMERLESS ROOK & RABBIT RIFLE SIGNED HOLLAND & HOLLAND, serial no. 18624,

Product Details

A .300 (ROOK) 'ROYAL' SINGLE-BARRELLED HAMMERLESS ROOK & RABBIT RIFLE SIGNED HOLLAND & HOLLAND, serial no. 18624,
circa 1890, 26in. octagonal barrel with matted sight flat, open rear sights with two folding leaves marked for 50, 100 and 150 yards with white-metal inlaid sight lines, dove-tailed bead fore-sight, engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98 NEW BOND ST. LONDON. WINNERS OF ALL THE "FIELD" RIFLE TRIALS. AMMUNITION .300', trigger broken (missing), non-selective ejector, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, carved teardrop fences, removable striker disc, fine beaded border and acanthus scroll engraving, 14 3/4in. figured pistolgrip stock including steel buttplate and engraved pistolgrip-cap, cheekpiece, Hackett-type snap-on splinter fore-end with horn finial, weight 5lb. 3oz.



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Estimate £800-1,200

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament