Main Sale - March 2011 : Sale A1052 Lot 1502 - S2
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A 20-BORE ROYAL HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 27861,

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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A 20-BORE 'ROYAL' HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 27861,
27in. nitro replacement barrels (by the makers in 1993), rib engraved 'THE ROYAL' and gold-inlaid '1', tubes engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 33, BRUTON STREET, LONDON.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/4 choke, treble-grip action, toplever gold-inlaid '1', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, hand-detachable lockplates, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, best bold Royal scroll engraving, retaining some renewed colour-hardening, 14 3/4in. highly-figured stock (possible replacement) with diamond grip and including 3/4in. leather covered recoil pad, weight 5lb. 12oz., in a brass-cornered leather case with Holland & Holland trade label and some accessories

Provenance: We are kindly informed by the makers that this shotgun was completed 11th January 1917 for a Mr. Ronfit.
Estimate £15,000-20,000

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