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Marrakai
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Re: Hollis 500 date and weight
09/09/06 11:50 AM

400NE:
Your assumptions on the weight will be correct for sure, the gun is invariably a BP Express. Pre-WW2 British-built .500 Nitros under 11 lbs simply do not exist.

9 3/4 lbs is the industry-standard 'correct' weight for a .500 Express. Obviously you already know this, Hollis500, hence your date estimate of 1870 to 1900.

Does this suggest a break in sequential numbering for the Hollis guns? A pity the records are not available.

Certainly a photo or two would help, especially the proof-marks on the barrel-flats as suggested. Any extras like whether ULH, TLH, or hammerless, if a hammer-gun whether the action is rebounding, and whether the hammers are bolted or not, might help narrow-down whether it was an 'early' or 'late' period gun.

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Subject	Posted by	Posted on
Hollis 500 date and weight	Hollis500	09/09/06 04:58 AM
Re: Hollis 500 date and weight	400NitroExpress	09/09/06 05:37 AM
Re: Hollis 500 date and weight	Marrakai	09/09/06 11:50 AM
Re: Hollis 500 date and weight	400NitroExpress	09/09/06 03:54 PM
Re: Hollis 500 date and weight	500Nitro	09/09/06 03:58 PM
Re: Hollis 500 date and weight	Hollis500	09/09/06 07:15 PM
Re: Hollis 500 date and weight	400NitroExpress	10/09/06 01:57 AM
Re: Hollis 500 date and weight	Hollis500	01/10/06 03:53 AM
Re: Hollis 500 date and weight	Rusty	01/10/06 06:00 AM
Re: Hollis 500 date and weight	Rusty	01/10/06 09:26 PM
Re: Hollis 500 date and weight	empirevr	02/10/06 01:35 AM
Re: Hollis 500 date and weight	400NitroExpress	02/10/06 05:51 AM
Re: Hollis 500 date and weight	empirevr	02/10/06 07:49 AM
Re: Hollis 500 date and weight	400NitroExpress	02/10/06 11:24 AM
Re: Hollis 500 date and weight	pwm	02/10/06 03:04 PM
Re: Hollis 500 date and weight	empirevr	02/10/06 11:25 PM
Re: Hollis 500 date and weight	Rusty	10/09/06 01:09 AM

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