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The makers have kindly confirmed that the rifle was completed in 1911
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A FINE .375 (2½IN. NITRO EXPRESS) DOUBLE-BARRELLED HAMMERLESS 'ROYAL MODELE DE LUXE' SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR RIFLE BY HOLLAND & HOLLAND, NO. 19442
The fences carved with the heads of dragons, the action-body, lockplates and furniture engraved with grotesques amid best bold foliate-scrolls, the underside of the action-body engraved with the head of a devil, brushed bright and reblued finish, manual safe, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, highly-figured stock with pistolgrip, engraved pistolgrip-cap (with trap), cheekpiece and butt-plate, sling-swivels, elongated top-strap, the Whitworth-steel chopper-lump barrels with matt sight-rib, open-sights and ramp-mounted bead-foresight
Weight 9lb. 9½oz., 14½in. pull, 26in. barrels, nitro proof
The fences carved with the heads of dragons, the action-body, lockplates and furniture engraved with grotesques amid best bold foliate-scrolls, the underside of the action-body engraved with the head of a devil, brushed bright and reblued finish, manual safe, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, highly-figured stock with pistolgrip, engraved pistolgrip-cap (with trap), cheekpiece and butt-plate, sling-swivels, elongated top-strap, the Whitworth-steel chopper-lump barrels with matt sight-rib, open-sights and ramp-mounted bead-foresight
Weight 9lb. 9½oz., 14½in. pull, 26in. barrels, nitro proof