Lot Essay
Holland & Holland have kindly confirmed that the guns were completed in May 1929. The barrel lengths are original
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A PAIR OF LIGHTWEIGHT 12-BORE 'ROYAL BREVIS SELF-OPENER' SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS BY HOLLAND & HOLLAND, No. 31661/2, hand-detachable locks, rolled-edge triggerguards, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, best bold foliate-scroll engraving with some hardening-colour, well-figured stocks, the chopper-lump barrels with semi-sunken game-ribs
Details
A PAIR OF LIGHTWEIGHT 12-BORE 'ROYAL BREVIS SELF-OPENER' SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS BY HOLLAND & HOLLAND, No. 31661/2, hand-detachable locks, rolled-edge triggerguards, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, best bold foliate-scroll engraving with some hardening-colour, well-figured stocks, the chopper-lump barrels with semi-sunken game-ribs
Weight 6lb. 4½oz., 14¼in. stocks, 26½in. barrels, both approx. I.C. & 3/8 choke, 2½in. chambers, nitro proof (No. 1 right bore-dimension and wall-thickness marginal)
In their leather case
Weight 6lb. 4½oz., 14¼in. stocks, 26½in. barrels, both approx. I.C. & 3/8 choke, 2½in. chambers, nitro proof (No. 1 right bore-dimension and wall-thickness marginal)
In their leather case