FC Selous .256 Holland-Woodward Holland & Holland falling block rifle

The famous Frederick Courtney Selous .256 Holland-Woodward patent falling block rifle made by Holland & Holland has sold for GBP32,400 plus buyers premium at Bonhams.

The .256 cartridge is a .264 bore, and probably either a 6.5x54M-S or 6.5x53R.

This rifle completed in 1899, and one of three Holland-Woodward actions made for Selous by Holland & Holland. The other rifles being chambered in .303 and a .375.