HOLLAND & HOLLAND .500 / .450 (3 1/4IN) NITRO EXPRESS DELUX ROYAL SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR DOUBLE RI

HOLLAND & HOLLAND .500 / .450 (3 1/4IN) NITRO EXPRESS DELUX ROYAL SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 17959, 26in. nitro chopperlump barrels with matt sight rib, open leaf sights for 100, 200 and 300 yards and ramp-mounted block foresight with flip-up moonsight, tubes engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98 NEW BOND ST. LONDON. WINNERS OF ALL THE 'FIELD' RIFLE TRIALS. LONDON', treble-grip action with removable striker discs, bolted manual safety, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, action, lockplates and furniture engraved with bold acanthus scrolls amid geometrically arranged strapwork and feathered borders, the underside with charge designation, retaining virtually full renewed colour-hardening and finish, 14 1/4in. highly-figured replacement pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, sling swivels, engraved and colour-hardened pistolgrip-cap (with trap) and 7/8in. rubber recoil pad, replacement matching fore-end wood, weight 10lbs. 4oz., in a fitted brass-cornered oak and leather case with Holland & Holland accessories and canvas outer. The rifle has been recently refurbished to a very high standard. The maker's have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in 1904