Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2016 : Sale A0316 Lot 1441 - S2
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A 12-BORE 1883 PATENT ROYAL SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 14074,

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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A 12-BORE 1883 PATENT 'ROYAL' SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 14074,
28in. unsigned replacement nitro barrels, rib gold-inlaid '1' at the breech end, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and 3/4 choke, treble-grip action incorporating H. Holland and J. Robertson patent barrel cocking system, patent no. 23 of 1883, action face with W.M. Scott and T. Baker patent 'gas check' gas vents, patent no. 617 of 1882, use number 4405, toplever gold-inlaid '1' and engraved 'PATENT EJECTOR', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, dipped-edge lockplates with protruding tumbler pivots, fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, the underside engraved 'ROYAL EJECTOR PATENT NO. 11623', brushed finish overall, 14 1/4in. figured stock, weight 6lb. 6oz., in its brass-cornered leather case

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this gun was completed in February 1890 for a 'Peters'

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Estimate £2,500-3,500

S2