20 GAUGE HOLLAND & HOLLAND HAMMER UNDER LEVER GAME GUN MADE FOR REV. S.C. WALDEGRAVE OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA, SOUTH AFRICA WITH ORIGINAL CASE.

SN 4709. (ca 1878) Cal. 20 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 30″ Fine Damascus bbls are engraved “Holland & Holland 98 New Bond St London” on swamped game rib. Bbl flats are stamped with London black powder proofs and Birmingham re-proofs for nitro powder, and 2-3/4″ chambers. Bottoms of bbls are engraved “CHOKE BORE”. Round bodied, Jones under-lever action is fitted with peninsula back action rebounding locks with short serpentine hammers having tall spurs. Action and locks are engraved with about 80% coverage well cut, small scroll. “Holland & Holland” is at the top of each lockplate. SN is engraved on tang of blued and scroll engraved trigger guard. Finely marbled European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 15″ over steel buttplate with widow’s peak. Point pattern checkering is at grip. A vacant gold oval is on toe line. Matching splinter forend has W & C Scott patent push-button release. Bore diameter: left -.645, right -.643. Bore restrictions: left -.022 (IMod), right -.018 (Mod). Minimum wall thickness: left -.025, right -.026. Drop at heel: 2-3/8″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 5 lbs 14 oz. LOP: 15″. Tarred canvas case with leather trim is painted “S. C. W.” on top, along with some shipping labels from Liverpool and South and East Africa. Case is lined in green cloth and has large paper H&H label in lid. Case contains a pair of snap caps, and a detached handle. Another paper label in case is inscribed “The Revd S.C. Waldegrave, M.C. Bulawayo Rectory Southern Rhodesia, South Africa”. Also in case are some recent vintage newspaper clippings about Zimbabwe, an article on Frederick Courteney Selous, and a copy of the H&H ledger page for this gun. PROVENANCE: Correspondence regarding purchase and shipping of this gun from England, and notes on Holland & Holland. Richard Schreiber Collection. CONDITION: Fine, as refinished. Bbls retain nearly all of a re-brown with fair definition to pattern. Action and lockplates have been cleaned up and are now toned to a silver bronze color. Stocks retain nearly all of an old oil refinish, with a few light subsequent marks, checkering re-cut and sharp. Bores are excellent. Action is tight. Bbls are on face. Locks are crisp. Case canvas is worn through in many places, edges. Interior cloth is good, but with spotted discoloration, and many rubs through in bottom from contact with gun. Label is good, considerably soiled and foxed, with some rubs through. Address label is considerably foxed and cracked. New exterior straps are good. A cool old small bore hammer gun, probably with many tales to tell. 4-45964 (2,000-3,000) – Lot 2408

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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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	2408	$8,050.00	20 GAUGE HOLLAND & HOLLAND HAMMER UNDER LEVER GAME GUN MADE FOR REV. S.C. WALDEGRAVE OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA, SOUTH AFRICA WITH ORIGINAL CASE. SN 4709. (ca 1878) Cal. 20 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 30″ Fine Damascus bbls are engraved “Holland & Holland 98 New Bond St London” on swamped game rib. Bbl flats are stamped with London black powder proofs and Birmingham re-proofs for nitro powder, and 2-3/4″ chambers. Bottoms of bbls are engraved “CHOKE BORE”. Round bodied, Jones under-lever action is fitted with peninsula back action rebounding locks with short serpentine hammers having tall spurs. Action and locks are engraved with about 80% coverage well cut, small scroll. “Holland & Holland” is at the top of each lockplate. SN is engraved on tang of blued and scroll engraved trigger guard. Finely marbled European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 15″ over steel buttplate with widow’s peak. Point pattern checkering is at grip. A vacant gold oval is on toe line. Matching splinter forend has W & C Scott patent push-button release. Bore diameter: left -.645, right -.643. Bore restrictions: left -.022 (IMod), right -.018 (Mod). Minimum wall thickness: left -.025, right -.026. Drop at heel: 2-3/8″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 5 lbs 14 oz. LOP: 15″. Tarred canvas case with leather trim is painted “S. C. W.” on top, along with some shipping labels from Liverpool and South and East Africa. Case is lined in green cloth and has large paper H&H label in lid. Case contains a pair of snap caps, and a detached handle. Another paper label in case is inscribed “The Revd S.C. Waldegrave, M.C. Bulawayo Rectory Southern Rhodesia, South Africa”. Also in case are some recent vintage newspaper clippings about Zimbabwe, an article on Frederick Courteney Selous, and a copy of the H&H ledger page for this gun. PROVENANCE: Correspondence regarding purchase and shipping of this gun from England, and notes on Holland & Holland. Richard Schreiber Collection. CONDITION: Fine, as refinished. Bbls retain nearly all of a re-brown with fair definition to pattern. Action and lockplates have been cleaned up and are now toned to a silver bronze color. Stocks retain nearly all of an old oil refinish, with a few light subsequent marks, checkering re-cut and sharp. Bores are excellent. Action is tight. Bbls are on face. Locks are crisp. Case canvas is worn through in many places, edges. Interior cloth is good, but with spotted discoloration, and many rubs through in bottom from contact with gun. Label is good, considerably soiled and foxed, with some rubs through. Address label is considerably foxed and cracked. New exterior straps are good. A cool old small bore hammer gun, probably with many tales to tell. 4-45964 (2,000-3,000) – Lot 2408 Click here to view provenance 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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20 GAUGE HOLLAND & HOLLAND HAMMER UNDER LEVER GAME GUN MADE FOR REV. S.C. WALDEGRAVE OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA, SOUTH AFRICA WITH ORIGINAL CASE.