Fine Modern & Antique Arms - July 2023 : Sale A0723 Lot 1502
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A 16-BORE ROYAL HAMMERLESS EJECTOR SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 22185,

Product Details

HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A 16-BORE 'ROYAL HAMMERLESS EJECTOR' SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 22185,
for 1899, 28in. nitro reproved barrels, the tubes engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98. NEW BOND STREET. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, wall thicknesses below recommended minimum, toplever gold-inlaid '2', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, border engraving, the underside with 'ROYAL HAMMERLESS EJECTOR', the triggerguard with later 'SINCE 1963', retaining very slight traces of original colour-hardening, 14 1/2in. highly-figured stock including 3/4in. recoil pad, weight 5lb. 14oz., in a Holland & Holland canvas and leather slip

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this gun was completed in 1899 to pair with gun no. 22184. The client was listed as 'Italy'



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Estimate £2,500-3,500

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