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HOLLAND & HOLLAND BOLT ACTION SPORTING RIFLE WITH

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,750.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 5,500.00 USD
HOLLAND & HOLLAND BOLT ACTION SPORTING RIFLE WITH

SCOPE. Cal. 244 Holland & Holland Magnum (consignor states). S# 3282 (CA 1960). The .244 magnum is based on the .375 case necked down. The factory advertised velocities of around 3500 FPS for a 100 grain bullet. This rifle has 25" light weight round barrel fitted with one standing, one folding leaf, express rear sight in island base and silver bead front in high sleeved on ramp with H&H style folding sight protector. Top of barrel is engraved "Holland & Holland 98 New Bond Street, London". Engraving is haphazard and appears to be new, there are no British proofs or caliber markings on barrel. Standard length FN action, opened to accept magnum length cartridges, is fitted with commercial trigger having side safety and drop box alloy bottom metal marked "Made in England". Hinged floor plate is marked "4 Cartridges". S# is on trigger guard bow. Pistol grip stock of very nicely figured and lightly marbled European walnut measures 14 1/8" over Silver pad and features Monte Carlo comb with swept right hand shadow line cheek piece, horn forend tip, recoil bolt, steel grip cap with trap holding spare front sight, vacant gold oval and sling loops. Point pattern checkering with mullered borders is at grip and around forend. Action is fitted with Bausch & Lomb 2.5-8 variable scope with crosshair retical in B&L bases. CONDITION: fine as refinished, metal parts with good quality rust reblue, wood with new oil finish has a few subsequent marks, checkering is recut and is sharp. Bore is very fine, with sharp rifling throughout and little evidence of erosion at throat. Mechanically fine, trigger is adjusted to be very light. Scope shows a considerable number of marks and scratches on exterior, optically somewhat clouded. (22-5857/MGM) CURIO. $3,500-5,500.