Forums.NitroExpress.com

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact NitroExpress.com: H &H 500 BPE Question

View recent messages : 24 hours | 48 hours | 7 days | 14 days | 30 days | 60 days | More Smilies

*** Enjoy NitroExpress.com? Participate and join in. ***

You are not logged in. [Login]

Main Index · Search · Active Topics
New user · Who's Online · FAQ · Calendar

Double Rifles, Single Shots & Combinations >> Double Rifles

Pages: 1

cubdriver55
.224 member

Reged: 18/04/11
Posts: 3
Loc: Alaska

H &H 500 BPE Question
#179426 - 19/04/11 02:11 PM

I have a Holland & Holland 500 BPE and I was hoping to get any info on the gun I can and also what you think the value might be. I have a letter from H & H dated 1984 that says they do not have any exact details on the gun but it is somewhere between 1879 and 1880. It is an underleaver gun and has Holland & Holland on each side behind the hammers. It has charge 4 1/4 drams case 3 inches on front of reciever. The serial # matches on bbl and reciver 5753 the other mark on botton of bbl is 39. The bore looks shiny with no pitting and rifling looks good. The bbl has no pitting anywhere but looks like it has been blued you can not see any damaskus which I assume it must be a damaskus bbl. The reciever is wore almost shiny with fine engraving but again no pitting or rust. The stock appears to be original with a few dings but not too bad. It has a wooden case which looks like quarter sawed oak with brass corners and velvet lined. the small doors on case appear to have ivry knobs. It has cleaning rod and attachments and 2 tools with it plus 2-5 round boxes of empty brass. Gun does not appear to be abused and is in excellent shape for its age.I will try to include some pictures. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Steve

Post Extras:

Print Post

Remind Me!

Notify Moderator

AkMike
.416 member

Reged: 19/11/05
Posts: 2576
Loc: Anchorage, Alaska

Re: H &H 500 BPE Question [Re: cubdriver55]
#179427 - 19/04/11 02:29 PM

You're going to have to bring it to one of our 'shoots'! Ak has a small but viable DR population. We're talking about one near Willow July 16. 4 bores downward. Your 500 would fit right in. Cal Pappas can do an apprasial on this rifle.

--------------------
"When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing; when you see that money is flowing to those who deal not in goods, but in favors; you may know that your society is doomed." Ayn Rand

Post Extras:

Print Post

Remind Me!

Notify Moderator

cubdriver55
.224 member

Reged: 18/04/11
Posts: 3
Loc: Alaska

Re: H &H 500 BPE Question [Re: AkMike]
#179428 - 19/04/11 02:35 PM

Sounds great. Who is Cal Pappas and where is he? I did not know there was much interest in doubles in Ak. I did not intend to keep this rifle but I am now thinking about selling my other double and keeping this one. I can not afford to keep both. The other is a new Merkel 500 NE. Thanks Steve

Post Extras:

Print Post

Remind Me!

Notify Moderator

500Nitro
.450 member

Reged: 06/01/03
Posts: 7244
Loc: Victoria, Australia

Re: H &H 500 BPE Question [Re: cubdriver55]
#179429 - 19/04/11 02:37 PM

Member poaching post removed. Serial offender. NitroX

Edited by NitroX (22/04/11 11:48 PM)

Post Extras:

Print Post

Remind Me!

Notify Moderator

AkMike
.416 member

Reged: 19/11/05
Posts: 2576
Loc: Anchorage, Alaska

Re: H &H 500 BPE Question [Re: 500Nitro]
#179430 - 19/04/11 02:51 PM

Cal lives in Willow and he's been playing with DR's old and older for many years. He recently wrote a book on 600 Nitro's.

Where are you at?

--------------------
"When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing; when you see that money is flowing to those who deal not in goods, but in favors; you may know that your society is doomed." Ayn Rand

Post Extras:

Print Post

Remind Me!

Notify Moderator

cubdriver55
.224 member

Reged: 18/04/11
Posts: 3
Loc: Alaska

Re: H &H 500 BPE Question [Re: AkMike]
#179431 - 19/04/11 03:01 PM

Wow I am in Willow also. I can't believe I have an expert on doubles right here in Willow. I will have to try and contact him. Thanks Steve

Post Extras:

Print Post

Remind Me!

Notify Moderator

AkMike
.416 member

Reged: 19/11/05
Posts: 2576
Loc: Anchorage, Alaska

Re: H &H 500 BPE Question [Re: cubdriver55]
#179432 - 19/04/11 03:03 PM

I'll send you a PM with his number.

--------------------
"When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing; when you see that money is flowing to those who deal not in goods, but in favors; you may know that your society is doomed." Ayn Rand

Post Extras:

Print Post

Remind Me!

Notify Moderator

AkMike
.416 member

Reged: 19/11/05
Posts: 2576
Loc: Anchorage, Alaska

Re: H &H 500 BPE Question [Re: AkMike]
#179433 - 19/04/11 03:08 PM

BTW, if you want to shoot this beast get a copy of Graheme Wright's book "Shooting the British Double Rifle" It's a mush have to understand there rifles. There's loads shown both black and smokeless too.

--------------------
"When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing; when you see that money is flowing to those who deal not in goods, but in favors; you may know that your society is doomed." Ayn Rand

Post Extras:

Print Post

Remind Me!

Notify Moderator

Gadge
.300 member

Reged: 02/05/04
Posts: 130
Loc: Gippsland, Victoria, Australia

Re: H &H 500 BPE Question [Re: cubdriver55]
#179451 - 19/04/11 07:57 PM

Quote:

Wow I am in Willow also. I can't believe I have an expert on doubles right here in Willow. I will have to try and contact him. Thanks Steve

He's a member here too, 'calpappas'. Look up his profile, for his e-mail address.

--------------------
Cheers,
Doug

Post Extras:

Print Post

Remind Me!

Notify Moderator

gatsby
.375 member

Reged: 05/09/05
Posts: 862
Loc: inland valley CA USA

Re: H &H 500 BPE Question [Re: Gadge]
#179483 - 20/04/11 10:01 AM

Is there anybody who doesn't live in Willow?

--------------------
"Recoil is insignificant when there is a tiger on the head of your elephant" The Maharaja of Cooch Behar

Post Extras:

Print Post

Remind Me!

Notify Moderator

CptCurl
.450 member

Reged: 01/05/04
Posts: 5284
Loc: Fincastle, Botetourt County, V...

Re: H &H 500 BPE Question [Re: gatsby]
#179490 - 20/04/11 11:09 AM

I don't!

Curl

--------------------
RoscoeStephenson.com

YOUR DOUBLE RIFLE IS YOUR BEST FRIEND.

Post Extras:

Print Post

Remind Me!

Notify Moderator

NitroX
.700 member

Reged: 25/12/02
Posts: 39902
Loc: Barossa Valley, South Australi...

Re: H &H 500 BPE Question [Re: Gadge]
#179647 - 22/04/11 11:10 PM

Quote:

Quote:

Wow I am in Willow also. I can't believe I have an expert on doubles right here in Willow. I will have to try and contact him. Thanks Steve

He's a member here too, 'calpappas'. Look up his profile, for his e-mail address.

Good one Gadge,

Unlike Nigel's post trying to push people away from NE yet again, so many times the same sort of post, Cal Pappas is also a member of NE and can probably be contacted via PM.

Thanks Gadge for pointing that out.

calpappas

Also http://calpappas.blogspot.com/

--------------------
John aka NitroX

...
Govt get out of our lives NOW!
"I love the smell of cordite in the morning."
"A Sharp spear needs no polish"

Edited by NitroX (22/04/11 11:43 PM)

Post Extras:

Print Post

Remind Me!

Notify Moderator

mehulkamdar
.416 member

Reged: 09/01/04
Posts: 3688
Loc: State of Ill-Annoy USA.

Re: H &H 500 BPE Question [Re: cubdriver55]
#179664 - 23/04/11 01:23 AM

cubdriver55,

How about posting some pictures of your guns? You must show them off - it is mandatory for double rifle owners aka owners of shooting treasures who sign up onto our forums!

Don't keep a Holland and Holland BPE hidden away, please!

Welcome to the forums, and do participate often. Good hunting!

--------------------
The Ark was made by amateurs. Experts built the Titanic.

Mehul Kamdar

Post Extras:

Print Post

Remind Me!

Notify Moderator

Pages: 1

Extra information

0 registered and 190 anonymous users are browsing this forum.

Moderator: CptCurl

Print Topic

Forum Permissions
      You cannot start new topics
      You cannot reply to topics
      HTML is disabled
      UBBCode is enabled

Rating:
Topic views: 5045

Jump to

NitroExpress.com

Powered by UBB.threads™ 6.5.5

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact

Copyright 2003 to 2011 - all rights reserved