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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A PAIR OF 12-BORE 'ROYAL EJECTOR' SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 17056 / 7,
for 1893, 28in. sleeved nitro barrels (London proof for 1995), sunken ribs gold-inlaid '1' and '2' at the breech ends, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke (No.1) and imp. cyl. and 1/4 choke (No.2), toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2' and engraved 'PATENT EJECTOR' in a garter, automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, F. Beesley patent 'AB' two piece ejectors, patent no. 20979 of 31st December 1889, best bold acanthus scroll engraving with ornate bordering, the lockplates with 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND' in cartouches and with central stylised Celtic knot designs in roundels, the undersides with oval cartouches engraved 'ROYAL EJECTOR PATENT NO. 20979', bright and blued finish, 15 1/4in. stocks including 5/8in. wooden extensions, weight 6lb. 10oz. (No.1) and 6lb. 13oz. (No.2), in their re-lined brass-cornered oak and leather case, the lid outer marked 'CAPTAIN BREEKS, R.H.A.'
Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that the guns were completed in 1893 for 'Breeks' as 'New patent ejector No.2 Royal' guns
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Estimate £4,000-6,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act