Fine Modern & Antique Guns - December 2017 : Sale A1217 Lot 1416 - S2
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A 12-BORE (CENTRAL VISION) ROYAL SELF-OPENING HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 31887,

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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A 12-BORE (CENTRAL VISION) 'ROYAL' SELF-OPENING HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 31887,
29in. nitro chopperlump barrels, tubes engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98. NEW BOND STREET, LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/4 choke, wall thicknesses just below recommended minimum, partially repaired dent right barrel, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, hand-detachable lockplates, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, rolled-edge triggerguard, best bold Royal scroll engraving, the underside with an elaborate cartouche engraved 'ROYAL SELF-OPENER PATENT 1922', 15 1/8in. figured stock, cast and swept for full crossover, (lockplates and furniture swept) with cheekpiece insert adapting to central vision, including 1in. wooden extension, weight 6lb. 9oz., in its brass-cornered oak and leather case

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this gun was completed in July 1929

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Estimate £2,500-3,500

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