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HOLLAND & HOLLAND 450/400 2 3/8" B P E DOUBLE RIFLE- TOPLEVER HAMMER- ABOUT 1880- 26" STEEL Bbls.- VERY GOOD BORES- SCOTT PATENT SPINDLE ACTION
Guns International #: 102409535 Seller's Inventory #: y889
Category: Hammer Rifles - Double Rifles - Small Caliber - .375 & Under
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Seller: Champlin
Company: Champlin Firearms Inc.
Member Since: 11/19/07
First Name: George
Last Name: Caswell
State: Oklahoma
Zip: 73702
Country: United States
Phone: (580) 237-7388
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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Description:
#5212, Holland & Holland, 98 New Bond Street, London: A Neat Compact Top Lever Rebounding Hammer Back Action "No.2 Model" 450/400 2 3/8" BPE Double Rifle Made about 1880, 26" Extractor Steel Henry's Patent barrels and so marked, Rib extension, 1 standing & 1 folding fully engraved rear sights, Double underlugs & double bite, The receiver flats are stamped "Patent Action" plus stamped "W.M.S. Patent No. 2752", That is a significant patent from 1865 by no other than William Middleditch Scott and is well known as the "Scott Spindle", It is a vertical spindle in the head of the stock (Top Lever) that is connected to a sliding underbolt that keys the double underlugs with double bites, Still used to this very day, It is numbered 10136 on both the receiver flats and the bottom rib of the barrels meaning it was the 10,136 gun built under this Scott patent, This was the beginning of the end of the hammer gun from about 1870 to 1890, London proved, Top lever, Cross-Bolt or wedge forend release, Pistol grip stock with a horn grip cap, The trigger guard strap to the grip cap, 14" LOP over a light matted steel buttplate, Shadowline cheekpiece, 8 lbs., 80% engraving coverage of classic H&H scroll with a very nice patina on the frame and 15% of original case colors, Very solid wood both front & back that will last another lifetime, Sling eyes, The breech face has 80% case colors, It remains tight to the face, The bores remain very good with surface pitting in a few areas but the rifling is totally sharp from throat to muzzle, Very sound wood and remains in stout condition, This piece has reblacked barrels that were professionally done and now remain at 98%, It has 15% original case colors, The buttstock and forend has been refinished and remains at 95%, The checkering is at 96%, Every screw is north & south and all remain at 90% condition including those inside the forend. This is a neat 8 lb. rifle that handles .408" diameter bullets in either 230 or 250 grain bullets at about 1700 fps. A fun Holland & Holland light game sporting double rifle.
Price: $8,800.00
Antique: Yes
Rifle Caliber: .450/400 Black Powder Express