Fine Modern & Antique Arms - December 2024 : Sale A1224 Lot 1475
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A 12-BORE 1883 PATENT THE ROYAL SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 12557,

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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A 12-BORE 1883 PATENT 'THE ROYAL' SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 12557,
circa 1889, 30in. nitro reproved barrels, the rib re-engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98, NEW BOND STREET, LONDON. WINNER OF ALL THE "FIELD" RIFLE TRIALS. LONDON.' and gold-inlaid '2' at the breech end, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/2 choke, bore dimensions marginal, right wall at 17, treble-grip H. Holland and J. Robertson patent barrel cocking action, patent no. 23 of 1883, action face with W.M. Scott and T. Baker patent 'gas check' gas vents, patent no. 617 of 1882, use number 3917, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, dipped-edge lockplates, protruding tumbler pivots, best fine border and acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, the underside engraved "THE ROYAL PATENT SAFETY HAMMERLESS EJECTOR", the toplever engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND PATENT NO. 23', brushed and reblued finish, 15in. figured replacement stock, weight 6lb. 10oz., in a brass-cornered leather case



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Estimate £2,000-3,000

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