Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2018 : Sale A0318 Lot 1507
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A .410 (SMOOTHBORED) ROYAL SINGLE-BARRELLED HAMMERLESS ROOK RIFLE, serial no. 21346,

Product Details

HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A .410 (SMOOTHBORED) 'ROYAL' SINGLE-BARRELLED HAMMERLESS ROOK RIFLE, serial no. 21346,
26in. turned octagonal to round nitro barrel, open sights removed with dove tail insert, matted sighting flat, engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98 NEW BOND ST. LONDON. WINNERS OF ALL THE 'FIELD' TRIALS. .295. SEMI SMOOTH BORE', 2 1/2in. chamber, bored approx. true cyl., non-selective ejector, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, carved teardrop fences, removable striker disc, fine border and acanthus scroll engraving surrounding the makers name in a scrolling banner, retaining traces of colour-hardening and finish, 14 5/8in. pistolgrip stock with engraved pistolgrip-cap, cheekpiece and steel buttplate, Hackett-style snap fastener fore-end with horn finial (section broken and amateurly glued), weight 4lb. 3oz.

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Estimate £400-600

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