Lot Essay
The makers have kindly confirmed that the rifle was completed in 1938. It appears to have been relatively little used
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A .240 'APEX' (HOLLAND'S MAGNUM RIMLESS) MAUSER SPORTING RIFLE BY HOLLAND & HOLLAND, NO. 1449
Matt-top receiver-ring, hinged-floorplate, recoil-block, blued finish, well-figured stock with pistolgrip, colour-hardened pistolgrip-cap (with trap), cheekpiece and butt-plate, sling-eyes, barrel with block-mounted open-sights and ramp-mounted bead-foresight (with fold-away protector), the bolt mounted with an elevating peep-sight
Weight 7lb., 13.3/8in. pull, 21¾in. barrel, nitro proof
Matt-top receiver-ring, hinged-floorplate, recoil-block, blued finish, well-figured stock with pistolgrip, colour-hardened pistolgrip-cap (with trap), cheekpiece and butt-plate, sling-eyes, barrel with block-mounted open-sights and ramp-mounted bead-foresight (with fold-away protector), the bolt mounted with an elevating peep-sight
Weight 7lb., 13.3/8in. pull, 21¾in. barrel, nitro proof