(A) I. HOLLIS & SONS COMMERCIAL SNIDER BREECH-LOADING SPORTING RIFLE.

Tapered round barrel with under-rib, is mounted with folding V-notch rear sight, and sliding ladder graduated to 700 yards. Barleycorn front bead is on square block. Case hardened and blued Snider pivoting block action is stamped “Snider’s Patent” and with S over arrow Snider logos on block and receiver ring. Bar lock has heavy rounded hammer. Lock and hammer are engraved with well cut scroll. “I. Hollis & Sons” is at top front of lock over a portrayal of Shikari taking aim at enraged, charging, corpulent tiger. Scroll engraved trigger guard has stylized pineapple finial with checkered loop forming grip. Nicely fiddle-figured and lightly streaked European walnut stock measures 14 - 1/2" over steel butt plate, with vacant German silver oval and sling eye on toe line. Forend is steel capped. Barrel mounts to stock with side nail through shaped steel escutcheons. Steel cleaning rod mounts through two plain pipes (one with integral sling eye), and filed steel tailpipe. CONDITION: Very Good. Barrel retains traces of blue, turning to gray brown, and with some evidence of old cleaning. Stock retains what appears to be an old oil finish with grain slightly raised. Bore is excellent, bright and shiny. Lock is crisp.

Name

Value

Barrel Length

27"

Caliber/Bore

.577

FFL Status

Antique

Length of Pull

14 - 1/2"

Manufacturer

Hollis & Sons