*FINE HOLLAND & HOLLAND ROYAL EJECTOR DANGEROUS GAME DOUBLE RIFLE WITH EXTRAORDINARY SIGHTS.

SN 30357. Cal. .500/465. Circa 1921. 26″ chopper lump bbls with concealed third fastener, proved Cordite 75-480 Max, file cut checkered quarter rib with matted finial, raised foresight ramp with caterpillar front sight & sight hood. Sling swivel base soldered to bottom rib, with swivel. Exceptional three leaf folding rear sight, regulated for 100, 200 & 300 yards with wide shallow Vs and platinum center lines. Each leaf locked in place either up or down with a small spring loaded lever. Additionally, there is a similar folding leaf sight at the breech end of the bbls that includes the same spring loaded locking lever with an aperture in the leaf instead of a V. Right bbl engraved “HOLLAND & HOLLAND”; left bbl “98, NEW BOND STREET, LONDON”. The center of the top rib is engraved “465 BORE”. The non-reinforced action with concealed third bite, disk set strikers, top lever and hand detachable side locks. Both the top lever & bottom plate of the action are engraved “ROYAL EJECTOR”. Action includes the Holland extended top strap over the comb. Non automatic safety with gold inlaid “SAFE”. Double triggers with front trigger hinged with fine matting. Trigger guard beaded on right side. Locks have double intercepting sears and are marked “Joseph Brazier Ashes” and have gold line cocking indicators on the spindles. Locks, action body and forend iron are engraved with classic bold Holland & Holland scroll. Fences with ornate scroll & floral pattern. Splinter forend with bordered multipoint checkering pattern. Full pistol grip stock with engraved steel trap grip cap with swing swivel & vacant gold oval on toe line. Stock with teardrops behind side locks and point checkering pattern. Classic cheekpiece of left side on single raised shelf. Wood with black streaks and considerable fiddleback figure. 14-7/8″ LOP from front trigger to solid red recoil pad, and black spacer with widow’s peak. Rifle is cased in a non-original leather motor case with toe under stock compartment with leather Holland & Holland label. Case was probably made for a 12 bore shotgun and now refitted to this rifle. Case accessories include a 2-pc wood ramrod, pair of nickel snap caps, nickel oil bottle and a leather front sight & muzzle cover; also, ironically in a bottle from the Rigby pharmacy, is a pair of lock mainsprings. Also included are 3 5-rnd boxes Kynoch solid and 3 5-rnd boxes Holland’s soft Elmer Keith’s .500/465 ammunition for this rifle. PROVENANCE: The Elmer Keith Estate Collection. CONDITION: Bores bright & shiny with a small area of very shallow pitting visible about 3″ in front of chambers of both bores. Bbls retain almost all of an older reblack with some slight loss to engraving. Front side hood is a later replacement. Sight leaves have been reblued & retain their platinum center lines. Action body & locks with crisp engraving. Surfaces have been cleaned & are mostly soft grey patina. Trigger guard reblacked with sharp engraving, and retain most of reblack finish. Foreign wood with crisp professionally renewed checkering and renewed finish. Forend iron is blued & retains traces of blue finish. Buttstock with renewed & clean checkering. Some softening of shadow line on cheekpiece. Stock gently cleaned with professionally renewed finish overall. There is evidence of a possible old repair or fill in the stock beginning at back edge of right lock & extending almost to edge of checkering. Front sight hood is probably a replacement. Wood with minor small handling marks & compression dents. Bbls are tight & on face. Trigger pulls crisp. Ejector in time. Exterior of case very good with a few minor scuffs; interior is good, as altered, lined with purple baise. 4-48025 RJS (50,000-80,000) – Lot 1046

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1046	$57,500.00	FINE HOLLAND & HOLLAND ROYAL EJECTOR DANGEROUS GAME DOUBLE RIFLE WITH EXTRAORDINARY SIGHTS. SN 30357. Cal. .500/465. Circa 1921. 26″ chopper lump bbls with concealed third fastener, proved Cordite 75-480 Max, file cut checkered quarter rib with matted finial, raised foresight ramp with caterpillar front sight & sight hood. Sling swivel base soldered to bottom rib, with swivel. Exceptional three leaf folding rear sight, regulated for 100, 200 & 300 yards with wide shallow Vs and platinum center lines. Each leaf locked in place either up or down with a small spring loaded lever. Additionally, there is a similar folding leaf sight at the breech end of the bbls that includes the same spring loaded locking lever with an aperture in the leaf instead of a V. Right bbl engraved “HOLLAND & HOLLAND”; left bbl “98, NEW BOND STREET, LONDON”. The center of the top rib is engraved “465 BORE”. The non-reinforced action with concealed third bite, disk set strikers, top lever and hand detachable side locks. Both the top lever & bottom plate of the action are engraved “ROYAL EJECTOR”. Action includes the Holland extended top strap over the comb. Non automatic safety with gold inlaid “SAFE”. Double triggers with front trigger hinged with fine matting. Trigger guard beaded on right side. Locks have double intercepting sears and are marked “Joseph Brazier Ashes” and have gold line cocking indicators on the spindles. Locks, action body and forend iron are engraved with classic bold Holland & Holland scroll. Fences with ornate scroll & floral pattern. Splinter forend with bordered multipoint checkering pattern. Full pistol grip stock with engraved steel trap grip cap with swing swivel & vacant gold oval on toe line. Stock with teardrops behind side locks and point checkering pattern. Classic cheekpiece of left side on single raised shelf. Wood with black streaks and considerable fiddleback figure. 14-7/8″ LOP from front trigger to solid red recoil pad, and black spacer with widow’s peak. Rifle is cased in a non-original leather motor case with toe under stock compartment with leather Holland & Holland label. Case was probably made for a 12 bore shotgun and now refitted to this rifle. Case accessories include a 2-pc wood ramrod, pair of nickel snap caps, nickel oil bottle and a leather front sight & muzzle cover; also, ironically in a bottle from the Rigby pharmacy, is a pair of lock mainsprings. Also included are 3 5-rnd boxes Kynoch solid and 3 5-rnd boxes Holland’s soft Elmer Keith’s .500/465 ammunition for this rifle. PROVENANCE: The Elmer Keith Estate Collection. CONDITION: Bores bright & shiny with a small area of very shallow pitting visible about 3″ in front of chambers of both bores. Bbls retain almost all of an older reblack with some slight loss to engraving. Front side hood is a later replacement. Sight leaves have been reblued & retain their platinum center lines. Action body & locks with crisp engraving. Surfaces have been cleaned & are mostly soft grey patina. Trigger guard reblacked with sharp engraving, and retain most of reblack finish. Foreign wood with crisp professionally renewed checkering and renewed finish. Forend iron is blued & retains traces of blue finish. Buttstock with renewed & clean checkering. Some softening of shadow line on cheekpiece. Stock gently cleaned with professionally renewed finish overall. There is evidence of a possible old repair or fill in the stock beginning at back edge of right lock & extending almost to edge of checkering. Front sight hood is probably a replacement. Wood with minor small handling marks & compression dents. Bbls are tight & on face. Trigger pulls crisp. Ejector in time. Exterior of case very good with a few minor scuffs; interior is good, as altered, lined with purple baise. 4-48025 RJS (50,000-80,000) – Lot 1046 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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*FINE HOLLAND & HOLLAND ROYAL EJECTOR DANGEROUS GAME DOUBLE RIFLE WITH EXTRAORDINARY SIGHTS.