Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2016 : Sale A0916 Lot 1302 - S2
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A PAIR OF 12-BORE ROYAL HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 29275 / 6,

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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A PAIR OF 12-BORE 'ROYAL' HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 29275 / 6,
29in. nitro barrels, ribs gold-inlaid '1' and '2', tubes engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98, NEW BOND STREET. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/2 choke, minor dents and repairs, toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2', action faces with gas checks, automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, hand-detachable lockplates, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, rolled-edge triggerguards, carved shell fences, best bold scroll engraving with floral bouquets, the undersides with elaborate cartouches engraved 'ROYAL HAMMERLESS EJECTOR', brushed finishes, 15 1/4in. highly-figured replacement stocks, matching fore-end woods, weight 7lb. (No.1) and 7lb. 2oz. (No.2), in their brass-cornered oak and leather case with internal protector flap

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that the guns were most likely completed in 1921, this record is not dated but the guns either side of the pair are dated for 1921. The original order states 30in. barrels. They were made for 'Straker'

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Estimate £7,000-9,000

S2