Holland & Holland Northwood 12 Gauge $9200
Holland & Holland, 33 Bruton Street, London Northwood 12 Gauge with 28" IC/M dovetail lump ejector barrels with a smooth concave game rib with single front bead. Chambers are 2 3/4" Bores are excellent and in proof measuring .728 on the right and .727 on the left. Choked .009 on the right and .020 on the left. French Silver receiver with fancy scalloped back. Trigger guard rolled on the right. Receiver with 60% coverage English scroll engraving. "Safe" with gold inlay. Stocked in an extremely nice piece of English Walnut with vacant stock oval. LOP is 15 1/4" to a checkered butt. DAC - 1 1/8" DAH - 2" Cast off 1/4" Weight is 6lb 5oz
The Northwood boxlock guns were made by Holland & Holland after they purchased Webley & Scott in 1985. This gun is in new and unused condition. It is in its factory fitted leather trunk case with two piece ebony cleaning rod, two cleaning clothes, mop, jag, brush, H&H snap caps and H&H oil bottle, and key. Case is in very good condition with one broken strap.
This is an exceptionally nice piece from one of England's top tier makers with excellent game gun weight and lots of curb appeal. It was a raffle item from The Cancer Research Foundation of America Sporting Clays Invitational in 1995 and valued at $12,000 at that time. It just doesn't get much better than this!
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