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23rd Classic Auction

AT-1220 Wien, Kagraner Platz 9  

Auction on Thursday, November 9, 2017 from 16:00  | Auction ended

Completed | Physical auction

635

Lot: 635

doublerifle-sidelock Holland & Holland - London Mod. Royal, .500/.450 Nitro Express, #17965, § C

Starting price 45.000 EUR
Result:
55.000 EUR

66 cm chopper-lump barrels, engine-turned rib, express rear sight with two additional folding leaves, engraved "100, 200, 300", front sight with folding night bead, extractor, third grip, action with traces of hardening colours, bar-action sidelocks, intercepting sears, gold inlaid cocking indicators, scroll surrounded somewhat naive scenes of African and Indian game, mane lion and blue wildebeest on the left, tiger chasing black bucks on the right, Indian elephant on the action bottom, an Asian black bear on the trigger guard, a tiger's head on the top lever, automatic sliding tang safety with gold inlaid "Safe", tang elongated to the comb, double triggers, trigger guard elongated to the steel pistol-grip cap with trap, containing a spare front sight and strikers, straight grained walnut stock with drop points, oval cheekpiece, shallow pistol grip, Silver's rubber recoil pad, 35,5 cm, fore-end with lever fastener, sling swivels, blank gold stock oval, 4,8 kg, year of manufacture 19xx, in its maker's original canvas covered case with trade label, oil bottle, the lid embossed with "F Lt S.Fuller-Sandys", very well preserved dangerous game rifle with pristine bores from the height of British colonial times, due to the rare type of engraving highly interesting for collectors, condition II-III.