Fine Modern & Antique Arms - July 2023 : Sale A0723 Lot 1467
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A 12-BORE ROYAL SELF-OPENING HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 32526,

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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A 12-BORE 'ROYAL' SELF-OPENING HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 32526,
for 1931, 26 1/2in. replacement nitro chopperlump barrels (by the makers in 1963), the tubes engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98. NEW BOND STREET. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/4 choke, rib loose, some minor dents, 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 'ROYAL SELF-OPENER PATENT 1922' in an elaborate cartouche, bright finish, 15 1/8in. figured stock including 1 1/2in. wooden extension, weight 6lb. 5oz., in its brass-cornered oak and leather case

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this gun was completed in 1931 for a 'Mr Shearburn'. They also confirm that the gun was rebarrelled in 1963



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Estimate £3,000-5,000

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