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3140
$7,475.00

TINY HOLLAND & HOLLAND HAMMER DOUBLE RIFLE SN 7237. Cal. 38 CF (a 38 Spcl. ctg. fits nicely, or could be 360 Rook). Dainty little rifle with 26-3/4” steel bbls, flat matted rib with gold bead caterpillar front sight and 3-leaf platinum line express rear sight graduated 50 to 150 yards. Rib is engraved with maker’s name & address. It has extractor & dbl underbites. It has a tiny round action with deep scalloped firing pin wells & back action locks with delicate, high-spur, gooseneck hammers. Receiver, lockplates, hammers & appended metal are very nicely engraved with about 50% coverage fine foliate arabesque patterns. It has maker’s name on each lockplate. Mounted with very highly figured, marblecake Circassian walnut with tiny checkered splinter forearm & half hand stock with horn grip cap & cheekpiece, 14-1/2” over a checkered butt. Weight: 6 lbs, 11.84 oz. PROVENANCE: Glenn Marsh Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain most of a fine restored blue. Receiver & lockplates retain 50-60% faded case colors, stronger in very sheltered areas with balance turned silver. Stock has a small crack in top of wrist, otherwise wood is sound with light handling & use marks and retains most of a restored finish on forearm and most of its orig hand rubbed oil finish on buttstock. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bores with fine pitting. 4-59706 JR312 (3,000-5,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007
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