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TERENCE A SMITH
A .22 LONG RIFLE BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 5777,
for 2019, 26 1/2in. nitro barrels, the sight rib with acanthus detailing and gold-inlaid 'CAL .22' and engraved 'LONG RIFLE', open sights with folding leaf sight (missing lock screw), in-the-white but marked 50 / 200 and 350 with sight lines, ramp-mounted blade fore-sight, the sunken rib engraved 'TERENCE. A. SMITH. LATE OF HOLLAND & HOLLAND. LONDON.', the face of the extractor with border engraving and '22 LONG RIFLE', bolstered scroll-back action, manual safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, rolled-edge triggerguard, the action and furniture carved in relief with flowing foliate designs on a matted background and interspersed with deer heads, the underside with a central roe buck and an oval banner engraved 'TERENCE. A. SMITH.', the triggerguard with a further deer in a wooded landscape, tang missing small screw to rear of back trigger, 15 3/8in. pistolgrip stock with engraved steel pistolgrip-cap (with trap), fore-end iron missing Anson rod grub screw, weight 8lb. 5oz.
Provenance: The rifle is the work of well respected gunmaker Terence (Terry) Smith, who sadly passed away in December 2021. It is almost complete, but some elements remain unfinished and will require completion before use
Terence A. Smith was a highly talented gunmaker, unique in that he undertook consecutive full apprenticeships with two of England's premier gun manufacturers. Articled by Boss in the early 1960's, Terence was apprenticed to Bill Wise (who was in turn apprenticed to Bob Henderson, the designer of the Boss over and under sidelock ejector in 1909). When subsequently articled by Holland & Holland, Terence learned the craft of making double rifles under the guidance of the renowned Bill Keniston
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Estimate £3,000-5,000
S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act