Lot 47S58
An 8-bore (3½in) single-barrelled wild-fowling hammer gun by Holland & Holland, no. 6037
28 July 2010, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge£3,000 - £4,000
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Find your local specialistAn 8-bore (3½in) single-barrelled wild-fowling hammer gun by Holland & Holland, no. 6037
Jones patent rotary-underlever, rebounding backlock with border engraving, percussion fence, well-figured replacement stock with recoil-pad, horn-capped forend, the rebrowned damascus barrel with faceted breech section, the top flat engraved Holland & Holland
Weight 9lb. 3¾oz., 14½in. pull (13 3/8in. stock), 36in. barrel, approx. 7/8 choke, 3½in. chamber, Birmingham nitro reproof
Weight 9lb. 3¾oz., 14½in. pull (13 3/8in. stock), 36in. barrel, approx. 7/8 choke, 3½in. chamber, Birmingham nitro reproof
Footnotes
The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in 1880