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mickey
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500/450 Hammer Rifle
      #68386 - 31/12/06 12:34 AM

Here is an interesting looking rifle.

Model Name: HOLLAND & HOLLAND DBL RIFLE
Price : $16,500.00
Seller : MONTY WHITLEY
Contact : http://www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976816939.htm
Description:
HOLLAND & HOLLAND HAMMER DOUBLE RIFLE .500/450 CALIBER.
.500/ 450 caliber, 28" fluid steel barrels, Snap action
(semi-self closing) underlever with an extra hidden bite on the
rear lug. Back action locks with low profile hammers.
Cherckered splinter forend with Anson release, checkered pistol
grip buttstock with extened upper & lower tangs. Buttstock
measures: comb 1 5/8" heel 2 5/8" pull 14 1/2"
over a hard rubber pad. In spectacular condition retaining
all of the vivid casehardened finish, 98% barrel blue and
perfect bores. Lovely wood and very crisp checkering. Appears
little used. Serial range 148xx.

Click this link to contact seller:
http://www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976816939.htm
(There is a photo for the listing)

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bonanza
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Re: 500/450 Hammer Rifle [Re: mickey]
      #68391 - 31/12/06 03:31 AM

This could be the closest double rifle to perfection in my book.

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Marrakai
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Re: 500/450 Hammer Rifle [Re: mickey]
      #68413 - 31/12/06 01:12 PM

Quote:

Snap action
(semi-self closing) underlever


Now I've heard everything!

It's a nice looking specimen all right, but my version of 'perfection' in a hammer-gun includes a top-lever. The TLH configuration can be racy and elegant, which an under-lever struggles to achieve, 'semi-self closing snap-action' notwithstanding!!

Thanks for posting the link though, Mickey. Love window-shopping for doubles...

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bonanza
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Re: 500/450 Hammer Rifle [Re: Marrakai]
      #68424 - 01/01/07 12:38 AM

Marrakai,

I consider both to be the most elegant double ever rifles made and perhaps the TLH is technically superior, but with added complexity. What clinches this one for me is it's a 500-450 and one spectacular H&H. So you ask, why don't you buy it? Because I already have a ULH 500-450! However not nearly as nice.

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mickey
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Re: 500/450 Hammer Rifle [Re: bonanza]
      #68427 - 01/01/07 01:50 AM

I like it a lot. At least from the pictures. A top lever hammer gun is the pinnacle for me as well Marakai, but, I could force myself to live with that.

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DUGABOY1
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Re: 500/450 Hammer Rifle [Re: mickey]
      #68609 - 03/01/07 09:37 AM

Quote:

Here is an interesting looking rifle.

Snap action
(semi-self closing) underlever



That's a new one on me! Looks like a plain old Jones under lever to me!

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Re: 500/450 Hammer Rifle [Re: DUGABOY1]
      #68610 - 03/01/07 09:53 AM

Some of the later Jones type actions were snap actions. That is to say, the action snaps to the locked position as the barrels are closed. The lever and bolts are spring loaded like a toplever rifle.

My Purdey is such an animal.



Mac, another interesting feature is the third grip on the Jones action. My Purdey also has this feature. There is a sliding Purdey type bolt that engages a bite in the rear of the rear lump. I assume this H&H has the same arrangement.



You can see the third bolt in the above photo.

Curl

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bonanza
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Re: 500/450 Hammer Rifle [Re: CptCurl]
      #68641 - 03/01/07 02:13 PM

It is a BPE.

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Re: 500/450 Hammer Rifle [Re: mickey]
      #68647 - 03/01/07 02:24 PM

Mickey,

That is an incredibly beautiful gun. Thanks for posting pctures here.

Good hunting!

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nopride2
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Re: 500/450 Hammer Rifle [Re: mehulkamdar]
      #69324 - 11/01/07 04:40 PM

Roscoe

Your Purdey ain't to bad either.

Dave

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500Nitro
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Re: 500/450 Hammer Rifle [Re: nopride2]
      #69327 - 11/01/07 07:42 PM


Gee that looks like my old gun - which was also the one owned by Graeme Wright and written up in his book.

They are fine pieces of workmanship and I wish I had killed something with it when I had it.

I'll have to go and check the serial number.

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500Nitro
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Re: 500/450 Hammer Rifle [Re: 500Nitro]
      #69330 - 11/01/07 09:12 PM


It's not the same gun.

The serial number of mine was 179xx, made in 1902.

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Re: 500/450 Hammer Rifle [Re: CptCurl]
      #69364 - 12/01/07 11:22 AM

Thanks CaptCurl, I see the purdey bolt in the picture! This is the first time I've come in contact with this feature! I have a jones lever 58Cal/20 ga cape gun that looks almost exactly like this one! It is also unusual in that the splinter forend is permently hinged to the action, and the barrel set is removed by opening the action, then releasing the forend Deeley lever, which releases the barrels from the forend iron! This also is the only example of this feature I've ever seen!

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