HOLLAND AND HOLLAND 12 BORE HAMMER PARADOX WITH CASE.

HOLLAND AND HOLLAND 12 BORE HAMMER PARADOX WITH CASE. SN 11966. (Ca. 1889) Cal. 12 Bore. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 28″ Dovetailed steel bbls have file cut quarter rib with extension. Two folding leaf express sight is dovetailed through. Small front bead is longitudinally dovetailed into raised portion of front of rib. Tops of bbls are engraved “Holland & Holland. 98 New Bond Street. London.” and “Paradox Fosbery Patent”. Bbls flats have London proofs and are stamped “R. Choke”. SNs are on bottoms of bbls. Round bar top lever action with third fastener has long top tang which extends 1-1/2″ over comb. Back action rebounding locks have low set hammers which are below line of sight when cocked. Action, locks and hammers are engraved with well executed shaded open scroll. Hammers have dolphins heads. Trigger guard has scroll on bow, and SN on typical Holland and Holland short tang. Fiddleback figured and nicely streaked European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14-5/8″ over Silvers type pad, and has vacant silver oval on toe line. 28 LPI checkering has line border. Matching splinter forend has Anson release. Bore diameter: left -.737, right -.738. Bore restrictions: left -.028, right -.028. Wall thickness: left -.032, right -.037. Drop at heel: 2-1/8″, drop at comb: 1-3/8″. Weight: 7 lbs. 6.7 oz, LOP 14-5/8″. Walnut case with brass corners and reinforcing bands, sliding locks, and shaped rectangular central medallion with carrying handle is lined in crimson cloth, with reproduction Holland paper labels, 2 of which depict loadings and instructions for paradox. Accessories include oil bottle, 12 bore broken case extractor, BGI loading tools, and tin bottle with brass top, for cleaning fluid. CONDITION: Fine, as refurbished. Bbls retain most of a re-black. Engraving is slightly washed. Action and locks retain virtually all of a good quality re-case color. Stocks retain most of an old oil finish. Checkering has been re-cut. Action is tight. Bbls are on face. Locks are crisp. Bores are bright, and shiny, with some pits towards muzzles, and in chambers. Paradox rifling is strong. Case is fine, with most original finish on wood. Cloth is good, partitions are tight. Accessories are good. Few of these Paradox guns survived, this is probably one of the first ones made. 4-38642 MGM87 (10,000-15,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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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	1259	$0.00	HOLLAND AND HOLLAND 12 BORE HAMMER PARADOX WITH CASE. SN 11966. (Ca. 1889) Cal. 12 Bore. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 28″ Dovetailed steel bbls have file cut quarter rib with extension. Two folding leaf express sight is dovetailed through. Small front bead is longitudinally dovetailed into raised portion of front of rib. Tops of bbls are engraved “Holland & Holland. 98 New Bond Street. London.” and “Paradox Fosbery Patent”. Bbls flats have London proofs and are stamped “R. Choke”. SNs are on bottoms of bbls. Round bar top lever action with third fastener has long top tang which extends 1-1/2″ over comb. Back action rebounding locks have low set hammers which are below line of sight when cocked. Action, locks and hammers are engraved with well executed shaded open scroll. Hammers have dolphins heads. Trigger guard has scroll on bow, and SN on typical Holland and Holland short tang. Fiddleback figured and nicely streaked European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14-5/8″ over Silvers type pad, and has vacant silver oval on toe line. 28 LPI checkering has line border. Matching splinter forend has Anson release. Bore diameter: left -.737, right -.738. Bore restrictions: left -.028, right -.028. Wall thickness: left -.032, right -.037. Drop at heel: 2-1/8″, drop at comb: 1-3/8″. Weight: 7 lbs. 6.7 oz, LOP 14-5/8″. Walnut case with brass corners and reinforcing bands, sliding locks, and shaped rectangular central medallion with carrying handle is lined in crimson cloth, with reproduction Holland paper labels, 2 of which depict loadings and instructions for paradox. Accessories include oil bottle, 12 bore broken case extractor, BGI loading tools, and tin bottle with brass top, for cleaning fluid. CONDITION: Fine, as refurbished. Bbls retain most of a re-black. Engraving is slightly washed. Action and locks retain virtually all of a good quality re-case color. Stocks retain most of an old oil finish. Checkering has been re-cut. Action is tight. Bbls are on face. Locks are crisp. Bores are bright, and shiny, with some pits towards muzzles, and in chambers. Paradox rifling is strong. Case is fine, with most original finish on wood. Cloth is good, partitions are tight. Accessories are good. Few of these Paradox guns survived, this is probably one of the first ones made. 4-38642 MGM87 (10,000-15,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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