Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2017 : Sale A0917 Lot 1208 - S1
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A .500 / .465 (3 1/4IN.) NO.2 MODEL HAND-DETACHABLE BACK-ACTION SIDELOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 30401,

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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A .500 / .465 (3 1/4IN.) 'NO.2 MODEL' HAND-DETACHABLE BACK-ACTION SIDELOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 30401,
26in. nitro reproved chopperlump barrels, matt sight rib with open sights and two folding leaf sights marked for 100, 200 and 300 yards, ramp-mounted bead fore-sight (missing moonsight and cover), the tubes engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98. NEW BOND STREET. LONDON.', treble-grip action with hidden third bite, removable striker discs (marked 'L' and 'R'), repaired elongated top strap, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, hand-detachable lockplates, border engraving, the underside marked 'CHARGE 75 GRAINS CORDITE. .500/465 CASE 3 1/4 INCHES', 15 1/4in. replacement pistolgrip stock (cracked at head) with two piece pistolgrip, cheekpiece and including 7/8in. rubber recoil pad, fore-end wood with cracks and repairs, weight 11lb. 1oz.

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this gun was completed in 1923 for a 'Goss'

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Estimate £2,500-3,500

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