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43rd Classic Auction - Live Auction
AT-1220 Wien, Kagraner Platz 9
Auction on Thursday, May 15, 2025 from 17:00

Lot: 627
Sidelock-s/s double rifle Holland & Holland - London Dominion cal. 375 H&H Flanged Mag. #19329 § C + ACC
Starting price 9.000 EUR

Barrel length 66 cm (26"), stock length 39 cm (15.5"), total length 111 cm (43.5"), weight 5.28 kg, year of manufacture 1906, British proof, restored condition 1. Barrel bore condition very good. Barrels engraved with "Holland & Holland 98 New Bond Street London Winner of all the Field Trials London", ramp front sight, matted quarter rib with fixed sights including folding rear sight blades and its own H&H claw mount, matching numbers to the rifle, with Zeiss Victory Varipoint 1.1-4x24 T* telescopic sight (luminous function not checked), ejectors, firing pins inserted from the front, receiver and all system parts intensively color-hardened, ham-shaped side locks typical of Dominion, cocking indicator, extensively engraved with arabesques, slide tang safety with gold inlaid "SAFE", double trigger, trigger guard dark blued, extremely fine and intensely grained stock, oval cheekpiece, grip cap, strap eyelets, empty monogram plate, leather-covered butt plate. In the particularly solid flanged version which is the ideal choice for double rifles in .375 caliber and ejects more reliably than the usual H&H belted version. Delivered in a custom-fit leather-covered wooden box with manufacturer's label, tools, cleaning supplies and other accessories.

Category: Other Rifles

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Opening bid is €9,000. I wonder what it ends up as. As many here know, I lust over a scoped .375 Flanged Mag as my "world hunting double rifle". A lighter weight handy double rifle able to be used if needed for dangerous game, or a plains rifle. Even longer ranges even if used as a single barrel shot.



What a monstrosity! Awful scope set up. Too far back. Too large. Like a wart on a beautiful woman's face.







Gross mount bases. More warts on her face.



As suspected the mount bases are at least grooved to allow open express sights use.

But ugly from above as well. Sloppy ugly screw heads from the hardware store to boot. Not even lined up







The guncase is nice.

It will be interesting to see how the price goes. A real H&H in .375 Fl Mag would be quite special.

I wonder if those awful mount bases could be replaced discretely?

A problem with these Germanic scopes, is they are becoming sonrediculously large. Over the top for a double rifle. As much as I'd prefer a Germanic quality scope I'd probably gonforbsn illuminated Leupold of more petite dimensions,maybe a 1-4x.

Also if this original setup regulates and with what bullet, load?

Look at the beautiful lines of that rifle. And the huge witches wart protruding from it's chin twice the size of the witches head ...