Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2018 : Sale A0318 Lot 1414
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A 12-BORE ROYAL SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 14895,

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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A 12-BORE 'ROYAL' SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 14895,
30in. nitro barrels, sunken rib engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98. NEW BOND STREET. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/2 choke, left wall thickness below recommended minimum, treble-grip action, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, fine border and acanthus scroll engraving, the lockplates with central roundels of an art nouveau design, the underside engraved 'ROYAL EJECTOR PATENT NO. 20979', retaining very slight traces of colour-hardening, 14 7/8in. highly-figured stock cast on for the left shoulder, including 3/4in. horn extension, weight 6lb. 8oz., in a leather case

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this gun was completed in 1892 for a 'Holland'

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Estimate £2,500-3,500

S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act