Product Details
HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A 12-BORE 'ROYAL' HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 25017,
circa 1906, 28in. sleeved nitro barrels, the rib gold-inlaid '2' (slightly loose) and the tubes engraved with acanthus scroll at the breech end, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/2 choke, fences carved in relief with acorn and oak leaf motifs, toplever gold-inlaid '2', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, hand-detachable lockplates, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, best 'Royal' scroll engraving, bright finish, 15in. figured stock including 1 3/8in. extension and leather-covered recoil pad, weight 6lb. 14oz., in its makers brass-cornered leather case
Provenance: The vendor has kindly informed us that this gun was bought through Christie's in around 2001 (with 26in. barrels). The gun was sleeved by Sorrell Brothers circa 2002, and the breeches were re-engraved. The gun was maintained by Brian Gibbs.
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Estimate £3,000-5,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act