Product Details
TERENCE A SMITH
A VIRTUALLY COMPLETED .470 (FLANGED) NITRO EXPRESS BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 777,
for 2006, 26 3/4in. nitro chopperlump barrels, sight rib with acanthus scroll engraving at the breech end and gold-inlaid '.470', open sights with two folding leaf sights (in the white, v-slots uncut, no distance markings), ramp-mounted bead fore-sight, sunken rib engraved 'TERENCE A. SMITH. LATE OF HOLLAND & HOLLAND. LONDON.', bolstered action with removable striker discs, missing small screw at knuckle, manual safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, the fences, action and furniture carved in high relief with bold scrolling acanthus on a matted background, the underside with a portrait of a lioness and a scrolling banner engraved 'TERENCE A. SMITH', 15 1/2in. figured pistolgrip stock with horn pistolgrip-cap and buttplate, weight 11lb. 12oz.
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 £4,000-6,000
S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act