| Frikkie007 |
| (.224 member) |
| 31/10/17 12:19 PM |
I Hollis and Sons - Manufacturing date
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Hi there
I recently purchased a I Hollis and Sons 500/450 NE on an auction
I looking for a date of manufacture !
The proof marks seems like it is very similar to the Birmingham proofs of 1896-1904
Serial Number is 61620
There is no address on the gun, further complicating the dating
At a stage I saw a serial number list with associated dates of manufacture for the Hollis company but I am unable to find that post again
The gun was advertised as a BPE gun but during the bidding someone realized that is was actually proofed for a cordite load , so I went for it
The bore looks like new and the case hardening is in very good nick
Any help would be appreciated
Kind regards
| casper50 |
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| 31/10/17 03:28 PM |
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Re: I Hollis and Sons - Manufacturing date
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Nigel Brown's British Gunmakers Volume 3 says 1896-1904 but does not list rifles and shotguns seperately.
| tinker |
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| 01/11/17 02:19 AM |
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Re: I Hollis and Sons - Manufacturing date
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I don't have anything for dating, but here's a brief Load Discussion from a few years back on this 70gr load.
| 93x64mm |
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| 01/11/17 07:23 AM |
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Re: I Hollis and Sons - Manufacturing date
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Certainly a great old rifle there Frikkie007
Will be a bit over the top for bears on full loads, but the NFB load should be pretty good on them!
| Frikkie007 |
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| 01/11/17 09:00 AM |
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Re: I Hollis and Sons - Manufacturing date
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Thanks for the info guys!
I'm super happy with the rifle, can wait to get it shooting again!
Thanks for the link with the reloading thread as well Tinker
I took my 450 NE 3.25" out for Black bear hunting 2 seasons ago....what a blast!
Cheers
Frederik