Fine Modern & Antique Guns - June 2017 : Sale A0617 Lot 1122 - S1
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A .270 WIN. BOLT-MAGAZINE SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 3859,

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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A .270 WIN. BOLT-MAGAZINE SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 3859,
24 3/4in. nitro barrel engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND, 13, BRUTON STREET, LONDON.', the knox form engraved '.270 WINCHESTER', block-mounted open sights with folding leaf sight, ramp-mounted bead fore-sight with folding protector, F.N. Mauser receiver with matt top receiver ring and mounted with a Swarovski 3-9x36A Habicht telescopic sight (rear eyepiece dented), serial no. M721813766, in quickly-detachable mounts engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND NO. 4132', engraved recoil blocks, hinged floorplate with push button release, housing engraved '4 CARTRIDGES' and with central relief engraved and gold-inlaid hawk on its perch, figured pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, monte carlo comb, sling eyes, steel pistolgrip-cap (with trap), 14 5/8in. pull including 3/4in. leather covered recoil pad, weight 8lb. 12oz. (unscoped) and 9lb. 12oz. (with scope), in a fleece-lined canvas and leather slip

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed the rifle was completed in 1976 for Sheikh bin Rashid Al Maktoum

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Estimate £3,000-3,500

S1