Lot Essay
Please note that this rifle is a Section 1 firearm.
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OTHER PROPERTIES
A .375 (2 ½ IN. NITRO EXPRESS) 'ROYAL' SIDELOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE
HOLLAND & HOLLAND, 98, NEW BOND STREET, LONDON, SERIAL NO. 17775
Details
A .375 (2 ½ IN. NITRO EXPRESS) 'ROYAL' SIDELOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE
HOLLAND & HOLLAND, 98, NEW BOND STREET, LONDON, SERIAL NO. 17775
With reblacked chopperlump barrels signed in full and engraved 'WINNERS OF ALL THE "FIELD" RIFLE TRIALS, LONDON' on the tubes, matt sighting rib with rear-sight calibrated 300 yards, matt ramp-mounted bead fore-sight and flip-up moon-sight, treble-grip rounded-bar action engraved 'ROYAL HAMMERLESS EJECTOR' on the underside, removable striker-discs, reblued toplever engraved 'PATENT EJECTOR', manual safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE', signed locks with gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, reblued trigger-guard, case-hardened pistolgrip-cap with hinged trap-cover, best quality scroll engraving throughout, figured 14 ¾ in. pistolgrip stock including rubber butt-pad, and gold escutcheon engraved with initials, in brass-cornered oak and leather case with Rawbone leather trade label
26 in. (66 cm.) nitro barrels.
9 lbs. 9 oz.
HOLLAND & HOLLAND, 98, NEW BOND STREET, LONDON, SERIAL NO. 17775
With reblacked chopperlump barrels signed in full and engraved 'WINNERS OF ALL THE "FIELD" RIFLE TRIALS, LONDON' on the tubes, matt sighting rib with rear-sight calibrated 300 yards, matt ramp-mounted bead fore-sight and flip-up moon-sight, treble-grip rounded-bar action engraved 'ROYAL HAMMERLESS EJECTOR' on the underside, removable striker-discs, reblued toplever engraved 'PATENT EJECTOR', manual safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE', signed locks with gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, reblued trigger-guard, case-hardened pistolgrip-cap with hinged trap-cover, best quality scroll engraving throughout, figured 14 ¾ in. pistolgrip stock including rubber butt-pad, and gold escutcheon engraved with initials, in brass-cornered oak and leather case with Rawbone leather trade label
26 in. (66 cm.) nitro barrels.
9 lbs. 9 oz.
Provenance
The makers have kindly confirmed that this rifle was completed in 1903 for the Rajah of Pudakota.