


A fine .577 (3in Black Powder) 'Climax' backlock non-ejector gun by Holland & Holland, no. 11073
Sold for £13,800 inc. premium
Looking for a similar item?
Our Sporting Guns specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.
Find your local specialistAsk about this lot

Shipping (UK)
A fine .577 (3in Black Powder) 'Climax' backlock non-ejector gun by Holland & Holland, no. 11073
Weight 11lb. 8oz., 14¼in. pull (13¼in. stock), 26in. barrels, London Black Powder proof
Footnotes
The makers have kindly confirmed that the rifle was completed circa 1897 for Sir G. Greaves
Sir George Richards Greaves KCMG KCB (1831-1922)
After entering the Army in 1849, at the age of eighteen, he was educated at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, before joining the 70th Foot. He served as Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General in New Zealand between 1860 and 1866 and Chief of Staff in Ashanti in 1878 before taking up the post of Adjutant General of the Army in India, which he held from 1879 until 1884. He was then promoted to the rank of Major General in command of the Murat Division, Bengal Army. His final posting was as Commander in Chief of the Bombay Army between 1890-93, before retiring in 1896