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The makers have kindly confirmed that the guns were completed in 1936. They were completed for a customer who had a particular preference for best guns built without any form of ornamentation
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AN UNUSUAL PAIR OF 12-BORE 'ROYAL SELF-OPENER' SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS BY HOLLAND & HOLLAND, NO. 33061/2
The action-bodies, lockplates and furniture entirely without decoration, blued finish overall, Holland & Holland patent self-opening actions, rolled-edge triggerguards, well-figured stocks, the chopper-lump barrels with game-ribs
Weight 6lb. 7oz., 15 3/8in. stocks, 28in. barrels, each approx. ¼ & ½ choke, 2½in. chambers, nitro proof
The action-bodies, lockplates and furniture entirely without decoration, blued finish overall, Holland & Holland patent self-opening actions, rolled-edge triggerguards, well-figured stocks, the chopper-lump barrels with game-ribs
Weight 6lb. 7oz., 15 3/8in. stocks, 28in. barrels, each approx. ¼ & ½ choke, 2½in. chambers, nitro proof