Fine Modern & Antique Guns - June 2013 : Sale A1072 Lot 1415 - S2
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A 12-BORE 'BADMINTON' HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 34291,

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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A 12-BORE 'BADMINTON' HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 34291,
26 1/2in. nitro chopperlump barrels, rib engraved in script ' - Badminton - ', the tubes engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98. NEW BOND STREET. LONDON. W.1.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/4 choke, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, hand-detachable lockplates, triggers set for the left hand, best bouquet and scroll engraving, the underside with the model designation, bright finish overall, 14 1/4in. highly-figured stock, cast on for the left shoulder, weight 6lb. 6oz., in a lightweight Holland & Holland case with canvas and leather outer

Provenance: The makers have kindly informed us that this shotgun was completed with 26 1/2in. barrels in 1959. The original owner's name entered in the day book is indistinct but appears to be 'Wideforss'.

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Estimate £5,000-7,000

S2