GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
8 BORE HOLLAND & HOLLAND DOUBLE RIFLE WITH ACCESSORIES FINELY FINALLY RESTORED BY DOUG TURNBULL. HOLLAND & HOLLAND DBL RIFLE 1115 8BORE Cal. 8 bore. 3-3/4" Chambers. 24" Dovetailed Damascus bbls with slightly swamped full length flat rib, fitted with one standing, one folding leaf express rear sight, and silver bead front, is engraved "Holland & Holland 98 New Bond Street. London." on rear portion of rib which has dolls head extension. Bbl flats are stamped with SN and bottoms of bbls with London black powder proofs for 9 gauge. A large sling eye is installed on bottoms of bbls. Robust round bodied Jones underlever action with extended top strap, is fitted with rebounding back locks with rounded serpentine hammers. Action and locks are scroll border engraved, and have "Charge 12 drams" "Case 3-3/4 Inches" is on left side of action. "HOLLAND & HOLLAND" is in gold on each lockplate. Steel trigger guard has SN on tang which extends to steel grip cap. Finely marbled and nicely figured European walnut pistol grip buttstock measures 13-1/2" over Silver type pad with widow's peak, and features classic shadow line cheekpiece, point pattern checkering with mullered borders at grip, and a large sling eye matching that on bbl, on toe line. Matching splinter forend has forward pivoting lever release. Drop at heel: approx 3-5/8", drop at comb: approx 2-3/16". Weight: 16 lbs. 13 oz. LOP: 13-1/2". Rifle comes with an array of "best quality" English 8 bore loading tools including large bronze bullet mold marked "8", brass powder measure marked for 10 and 12 drams, an 8 bore wad rammer and funnel, and a capper/ decapper with flip-over handle. Also included are ten newly loaded brass cartridges with four empty brass by BRNC, along with a Holland and Holland case label. PROVENANCE: Copy of factory ledger page indicating this rifle was made for a Col. Curtis, and various correspondence and info concerning Francis George Savage Curtis who served in South Africa in 1887. CONDITION: Excellent, as restored completely and finely by Turnbull, retaining essentially all fine metal finishes. Newly made stocks are crisp, with only a few light marks. Bores are good, with strong rifling. Right bbl is lightly pitted throughout. Left is slightly pitted and frosted. Action is tight. Locks are excellent. Accessories are fine. 51570-1 MGM79 (15,000-25,000)