Lot 208S2
A 12-bore 'Badminton No. 2 Grade' sidelock ejector gun by Holland & Holland, no. 20709 In a leather case with Holland & Holland trade-label
1 December 2009, 11:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £5,400 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA 12-bore 'Badminton No. 2 Grade' sidelock ejector gun by Holland & Holland, no. 20709
The top-lever and rib numbered '2' in gold', Holland & Holland patent semi-selective single-trigger, the action-body with some foliate-scroll engraving, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, highly-figured replacement stock, the Vindex Steel barrels, engraved Holland & Holland, 98 New Bond Street, London, with game-rib
Weight 6lb. 13oz., 14½in. stock, 30in. barrels, approx. cyl. & ¼ choke, 2½in. chambers, London nitro proof (left barrel-thickness below recommended minimum)
In a leather case with Holland & Holland trade-label
Weight 6lb. 13oz., 14½in. stock, 30in. barrels, approx. cyl. & ¼ choke, 2½in. chambers, London nitro proof (left barrel-thickness below recommended minimum)
In a leather case with Holland & Holland trade-label
Footnotes
The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in 1899 as a pair to gun no. 20706