December 2023 Sealed Bid Auction : Sale S1223 Lot 6863
HOLLAND & HOLLAND 1883 PATENT THE ROYAL BARREL-COCKING HAMMERLESS SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no.12920,

Product Details

HOLLAND & HOLLAND 1883 PATENT 'THE ROYAL' BARREL-COCKING HAMMERLESS SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no.12920, circa 1890, 27 7/8in. sleeved nitro barrels, rib later engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98 NEW BOND STREET. LONDON. 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 choke in both, treble-grip action incorporating H. Holland and J. Robertson patent barrel cocking action, with cocking levers working alternately to reduce stiffness in operating (the right cocking on opening, the left on closing), patent no. 23 of 1883, toplever engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND PATENT NO.23', action face with W.M. Scott and T. Baker patent 'gas check' gas vents, patent no. 617 of 1882, use number 4248, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, dipped-edge lockplates with protruding tumbler pivots, best fine bold acanthus scroll engraving, the underside engraved '"THE ROYAL PATENT SAFETY HAMMERLESS EJECTOR"', brushed finish overall, 14 3/4in. well-figured stock including 1/2in. wooden extension, weight 6lb. 13oz.



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Estimate £700-900

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