A Double 6 Bore by H. Holland.
A Double 6 Bore by H. Holland. With large browned sighted barrel, signed ‘H. Holland 98 NEW BOND STREET LONDON’ (engraving refreshed) foliate engraved breech block with platinum plugs, profusely engraved steel tang cut with sighting groove, flat border engraved locks decorated with scrolling foliage, cocks decorated en suite, highly figured half-stock cut with chequering at the grip and fore-end, foliate engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate and trigger guard with pineapple finial, vacant oval escutcheon.
Notes;
This gun is featured in Holland & Holland by Donald Dallas.
“There is only one double 6 bore listed in the number books for this period number 652 built in 1858 and this could be this gun. In the early period although guns were given a serial number in records under order such numbers were often not engraved” (a photocopy image of the cover of Dallas’ book, photo copies of the book illustrations of the action and author comments accompany the piece and are illustrated in the images).
Dimensions:
Bore: 6 Bore
Barrel Length: 33.5 Inches (85 cm)
Overall Length: 50 Inches (127 cm)
£4,250.00
1 in stock
