Lot 156S1
A 12-bore hammer gun by Holland & Holland, no. 11690
8 December 2010, 14:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge£1,200 - £1,600
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Find your local specialistA 12-bore hammer gun by Holland & Holland, no. 11690
Toplever, rebounding backlocks with dolphin hammers, percussion fences, border-engraving, well-figured stock with blued steel butt-plate, the barrels with game-rib
Weight 6lb. 12½oz., 14¾in. pull (14½in. stock), 28in. barrels, both approx. I.C., 2½in. chambers, Birmingham nitro reproof (left barrel-thickness marginal)
Weight 6lb. 12½oz., 14¾in. pull (14½in. stock), 28in. barrels, both approx. I.C., 2½in. chambers, Birmingham nitro reproof (left barrel-thickness marginal)
Footnotes
The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in 1887, and was originally built as a Paradox.
Please note that this is a Section 1 firearm