Fine Modern & Antique Arms - November 2022 : Sale A1122 Lot 1451
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A 12-BORE ROYAL SELF-OPENING HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 33616,

Product Details

** HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A 12-BORE 'ROYAL' SELF-OPENING HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 33616,
for 1947, 30in. nitro chopperlump barrels, matted rib with 'Royal' engraved in script, the tubes engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98. NEW BOND STREET, LONDON.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/4 choke, treble-grip action with hidden third bite and side-clips, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, hand-detachable lockplates, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, articulated front trigger, rolled-edge triggerguard, best bold Royal scroll engraving, the underside with 'ROYAL MODEL' in an elaborate cartouche, the left crosspin cover with 'MADE IN ENGLAND', the triggerguard engraved 100763 / 33616, bright and blued finish, 14 1/2in. boldly-figured stock including 7/8in. rubber recoil pad, weight 7lb. 6oz., in its lightweight leather case

Provenance: The Makers have kindly confirmed that this gun was completed in December 1947 for a G.W. Allan

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Estimate £8,000-12,000

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