A .500 (3¼IN. BLACK POWDER) D.B. HAMMER RIFLE BY HOLLAND & HOLLAND, No. 8250, treble-grip action-body with Jones patent rotary-underlever, rebounding backlocks, percussion fences, border engraving with added gold-encrusted big-game and gold-inlaid borderwork, the maker's name and serial number gold-inlaid, with full colour-hardened finish overall (renewed), boldly-figured stock with pistolgrip, horn pistolgrip-cap, cheekpiece and horn butt-plate, sling-swivels, lever-latch forend, the barrels with matt sight-rib open-sights and bead-foresight | Christie's

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A .500 (3¼IN. BLACK POWDER) D.B. HAMMER RIFLE BY HOLLAND & HOLLAND, No. 8250, treble-grip action-body with Jones patent rotary-underlever, rebounding backlocks, percussion fences, border engraving with added gold-encrusted big-game and gold-inlaid borderwork, the maker's name and serial number gold-inlaid, with full colour-hardened finish overall (renewed), boldly-figured stock with pistolgrip, horn pistolgrip-cap, cheekpiece and horn butt-plate, sling-swivels, lever-latch forend, the barrels with matt sight-rib open-sights and bead-foresight

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A .500 (3¼IN. BLACK POWDER) D.B. HAMMER RIFLE BY HOLLAND & HOLLAND, No. 8250, treble-grip action-body with Jones patent rotary-underlever, rebounding backlocks, percussion fences, border engraving with added gold-encrusted big-game and gold-inlaid borderwork, the maker's name and serial number gold-inlaid, with full colour-hardened finish overall (renewed), boldly-figured stock with pistolgrip, horn pistolgrip-cap, cheekpiece and horn butt-plate, sling-swivels, lever-latch forend, the barrels with matt sight-rib open-sights and bead-foresight
Weight 9lb. 4oz., 14 5/8in. pull, 26in. barrels, Black Powder proof

The makers have kindly confirmed that the rifle was completed circa 1884