HOLLAND & HOLLAND 12 BORE - NORTHWOOD MODEL BOXLOCK EJECTOR LIGHT GAME GUN - 28" EJECTOR BARRELS - ORIGINAL 1959 PIECE - 85% ENGRAVING COVERGE -Straight Hand at 14 3/4" LOP - Only 6 Lbs. 6 Oz. - 94% Original Case Colors - Excellent Bores and Chambers - Great Wood - Original Trunk Case
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$5,400.00 |
#37015, Holland & Holland, 98 New Bond Street, London: An Original 12 Bore Holland & Holland Model Northwood Deluxe Anson & Deeley Boxlock Ejector Made 1959 with 28" Dovetail Lump Barrels at .728 .009 & .021" (Imp.Cyl. & Mod.), Original 2 1/2" chambers, Proved at 3 Tons, Scalloped action back, Double triggers, Splinter forend with a Frontal Anson & Deeley release, Straight hand stock at 14 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/4" over a full face checkered butt, Only 6 lbs. 6 oz., 85% coverage of scroll engraving, A very nice piece of wood with a lot of fiddleback and excellent black/brown contrast, It is one of the better pieces of wood I have seen on a Model Northwood, This piece retains 94% original case colors, 97% original barrel blue, The wood with original finish that remains 96% with very light scattered handling marks, The checkering is at 99%, The bores are excellent plus and it remains smack on the face. The whole is cased in an original leather cornered Canvas trunk with original trade labels. This piece handles and points with ease and is the ideal light upland gun at 6 lbs. 6 oz. for those that want a very attractive priced English game gun.
This gun is marked Holland & Holland, 98 New Bond Street. This piece most likely was made by A. A. Brown in Birmingham in 1959 for H&H to be sold out of London. Later in 1979 Webley & Scott became W & C Scott Gunmakers Ltd. Then in 1985 Holland & Holland acquired the Scott name and now had a factory in Birmingham. With this acquisition they now had skilled craftsmen to provide a supply of quality boxlock game guns.
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