Fine Modern & Antique Guns - December 2018 : Sale A1218 Lot 1501
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A GRIFNEE-ENGRAVED 16-BORE NO.3 MODEL SINGLE-TRIGGER HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 26723,

Product Details

* HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A GRIFNEE-ENGRAVED 16-BORE 'NO.3 MODEL' SINGLE-TRIGGER HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 26723,
28in. nitro reproved barrels, the tubes engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98. NEW BOND STREET. LONDON.' (wall thicknesses below recommended minimum), 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 3/4 choke, patent gas checks, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, hand-detachable lockplates, later beaded border and fine flowing acanthus scroll engraving, the triggerplate signed 'PH. Grifnee', brushed finish, 14 3/4in. figured stock, weight 6lb. 1oz., in its makers lightweight tan leather case

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this gun was completed in April 1912 for an F. Thompson, with border engraving.

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Estimate £3,000-5,000
(USD 3,887-6,478)
(EUR 3,329-5,548)


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