Fine Modern & Antique Guns - December 2019 : Sale A1219 Lot 1212
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A .500 / .465 (3 1/4IN. FLANGED) ROYAL HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 19198,

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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A .500 / .465 (3 1/4IN. FLANGED) 'ROYAL' HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 19198,
26in. Whitworth-steel nitro chopperlump barrels, the tubes engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98. NEW BOND STREET. LONDON. WINNERS OF ALL THE "FIELD" RIFLE TRIALS, LONDON.', raised matt sight rib with open sights and two folding leaf sights, marked 100, 200 and 300, ramp-mounted bead fore-sight with flip-up moonsight, treble-grip action with hidden third bite, removable striker discs, elongated top strap with manual safety and gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, hand-detachable lockplates, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, best bold Royal scroll engraving, the underside engraved 'CHARGE 75 GRAINS CORDITE .500 / .465 CASE 3 1/4 INCHES' in an elaborate cartouche, brushed bright and reblued finish overall, 14 5/8in. figured replacement pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, engraved steel pistolgrip-cap (with trap), sling swivels, including 1 1/8in. leather covered recoil pad, fore-end with grip-catch release lever, weight 10lb. 15oz., in a case with Lebeau Courally trade label

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Estimate £18,000-22,000

S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act