Malcolm Lyell's Holland & Holland Royal Deluxe12 Bore SLE Side by Side Shotgun

Description:
In 1962 the new managing director, Malcolm Lyell, ordered his personal gun.  This lovely gun nitro proofed chomper lump barrels are designated with ejectors and H & H's patented self-assisted opening mechanism.Barrels are also built with 2 3/4 chambers and a tapering concave swamped rib. Rib fit with steel front bead sight. Barrels read "HOLLAND AND HOLLAND" on right and "13 BRUTON STREET, LONDON" on left. Rib reads "Royal de Luxe" and is engraved with Royal scrolls near breech. Barrel flats with London proof marks, ".729", "NP", "12", "2 3/4", and"3 1/4 TONS". Bottom of barrels read "36476" and 'MADE IN ENGLAND". Chokes are modified in left barrel and improved cylinder in right. The elegand coin-finished sidelock action is adorned with gold dotted floral scroll, gold line cocking indicators, H & H hand detachment lever, bladed single trigger, matched engraved and checkered top lever and safe slide. "SAFE" in gold, "HOLLAND & HOLLAND" is engraved in banner ribbon. Gun is non auto-safe. Gun's action is built with a single inertia trigger with the bypass feature.Deluxe walnut stock with hand oiled finish, point patterned diamond English straight hand grip with gold engraved oval "J.S.D." is finished by a checkered butt. Single trigger is protected by a right-hand rolled-edge scroll engraved trigger guard. 3/4 length bottom strap with matched engaving also has serial number engraved. Bottom action engraved with matching gold dotted vine and floral scroll with "ROYAL DE LUXE" at base just ahead of trigger guard. The matching splinter forend with engraved escutcheon is built with an Anson push button release. CONDTION: Very Good. Barrels with mostly all of their black and shiny bores that ring like bells.Action, trigger and ejectors are mechanically sound. Very nice gun with a piece of gun making history.





$37,500 plus shipping & insurance

Manufacturer: Holland & Holland
Model: s/s
Serial Number: 36476
Barrel Length: 28
Bore Info: 12
Chambers: 2 3/4
Ejectors: Auto
Condition: Very Good
Metal Condition: Very Good
Wood Condition: Very Good
Bore Condition: Excellent
Barrels: 28
Triggers: Single
Stock: Highly Figured Wood
Stock Dimensions:
15
Stock Comb: 1 3/8
Stock Heel: 2 1/4
LOP: 15
Rib: Matted

Price: $37,500.00