Product Details
H. HOLLAND
A VERY RARE 12-BORE W.M. SCOTT 1874 PATENT QUADRUPLE-GRIP TOPLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 3507,
for 1875, 30in. black powder only bold damascus barrels, the breech ends with feathered band engraving, rib engraved 'H. HOLLAND. 98 NEW BOND ST. LONDON.' (refreshed), 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in both, right wall at 18, action incorporating J. Purdey patent double bite, patent no. 1104 of 2nd March 1863, use number 5103, with additional Scott patent external cylindrical sliding bolts, patent no. 2052 of 12th June 1874, operating in unison with the Purdey bites via W.M. Scott patent toplever and spindle, patent 2752 of 25th October 1865, the toplever engraved '2', carved percussion fences with broad button strikers, rebounding back-action locks with finely engraved dolphin hammers, best fine acanthus scroll engraving with scrolling and beaded bordering, the triggerguard tang with the serial number and '2', retaining very slight traces of original colour-hardening, 14 1/8in. figured stock including horn buttplate, fore-end with Deeley & Edge patent release, patent no. 1422 of 1873, weight 7lb. 1oz.
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Estimate £2,000-3,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act