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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
AN EARLY 12-BORE 1885 FOSBERY PATENT 'PARADOX' RIFLED CHOKE SHOT AND BALL TOPLEVER HAMMER RIFLE, serial no. 11648,
for 1887, 28in. nitro reproved bold damascus barrels (in 2024, original black powder proof marks for '14'), sight rib engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND 98 NEW BOND STREET LONDON. WINNERS OF ALL THE "FIELD" RIFLE TRIALS. 1883. PARADOX FOSBERY PATENT', folding leaf sights for 50 and 100 yards and bead foresight, 2 1/2in. chambers, Col. G. Vincent Fosbery V.C. patent rifled chokes, patent no. 7568 of 1885, some internal pitting and machine marking, carved percussion fences, rebounding back-action locks, fine border and acanthus scroll engraving (some patination and rust spotting), 14 5/8in. stock including 1/4in. extension and 5/8in. recoil pad, fore-end with Deeley & Edge patent release catch, weight 7lb. 4oz.
Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this gun was completed in 1887, for a Herbert
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Estimate £1,500-2,000
S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act