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A matched pair of 12-bore 'Royal' single-trigger sidelock ejector guns by Holland & Holland, no. 23521 & 25319 image 1
A matched pair of 12-bore 'Royal' single-trigger sidelock ejector guns by Holland & Holland, no. 23521 & 25319 image 2
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A matched pair of 12-bore 'Royal' single-trigger sidelock ejector guns by Holland & Holland, no. 23521 & 25319

18 May 2017, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £8,125 inc. premium

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A matched pair of 12-bore 'Royal' single-trigger sidelock ejector guns by Holland & Holland, no. 23521 & 25319

Holland & Holland patent semi-selective single-triggers, the toplevers, ribs and forend-tips numbered '1' and '2' in gold, best bold foliate-scroll engraving, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, the well-figured stocks (slightly shortened) with ebonite butt-plates, the chopper-lump barrels engraved 'Holland & Holland, 98 New Bond Street, London' with game-ribs
Weight 6lb. 9oz. (No. 1) 6lb. 8oz. (No. 2), 13⅞in. pulls (13½in. stocks), 30in. barrels, approx. cyl. & I.C. (No. 1) and I.C. & ¼ choke (No. 2), 2½in. chambers, London nitro proof (No. 1) and Birmingham nitro reproof (No. 2), (No. 2 right barrel-thickness at 18 thou)

Footnotes

The makers having kindly confirmed that the guns were completed in 1904 and 1910 respectively for a Mr. Aylmer

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