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TH44
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      #222081 - 21/12/12 07:45 AM

I called in to Holland & Holland's after the Holt's auction in the hope of visiting their museum/collection.

Fortunately I met the gentleman who inspected my 8 bore ball gun and he was most helpful

Totally overawed by what I saw and handled



One of a pair of tusks (and cannon) at the entrance



This just blew me away

From the top

.577 BPE Hammer rifle
.577 Nitro sidelock rifle
8 bore Paradox
8 bore rifle
4 bore rifle, fully engraved for a Maharajah
8 and 10 bore Paradoxes

Even Curl would be a little green with these!



The 8 bore rifle, just beautiful



My biggest disappointment was the poor pics of this, the 4 bore rifle. 20/22 inch barrels, 22 lbs weight, just handling it was impressive, fully engraved, arguably the best rifle anywhere, although possibly not very practicable



Gold engraved rifle, not sure if 8 or 10 bore



One of the only pair of 10 bore rifles made by H&H



Gold inlaid but more modern .240



This falling block, possibly a Field's patent, in .450/400 with original scope

This was only a fraction of the rifles and shotguns on display, including one used to shoot down (or at least at) Zeppelins in WW1!

A pair if 18 inch barrelled coach guns in 16 bore

I could have stayed there all day!



A mere .600 Nitro express for sale in the main shop. I did not have the neck to ask the price!

I hope you can get a fraction of the pleasure I had viewing

Holland & Holland were most helpful and their attitude was completely different to other places I went

They have requested not to use the pics for commercial gain

TH44

Edited by TH44 (21/12/12 07:58 AM)

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Orvar
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Re: Blown away [Re: TH44]
      #222082 - 21/12/12 08:20 AM

So cool! Loved stopping by when I lived in London

Did you get to Purdey's?

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chuckT
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Re: Blown away [Re: Orvar]
      #224230 - 24/01/13 02:01 PM

great pics, looks like you had quite a day out. I really like the falling block, just would worry about that old long tube scope poking my eye out. chuck.

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Re: Blown away [Re: chuckT]
      #224249 - 24/01/13 11:56 PM

Very, very nice! Thank you for sharing these pictures!

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SAHUNT
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Re: Blown away [Re: mehulkamdar]
      #224250 - 25/01/13 01:10 AM

Wow, I am speachless, Just to be there and to look around must be like having an ............... OK let's leave it at that.

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