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Help me evaluate this H&H .500/.465
24/09/10 08:35 AM

I am looking at buying this Holland & Holland Royal ejector rifle, but I would like to draw on the experience and opinions of these boards for advice.
The rifle was built in 1913, originally the length of pull was 15”3/8 which has since been trimmed to a more civilized length, which I have not measured but fits me well.
Original weight was 10lb 10 oz, with 26” barrels in .500/465 3”1/4. One nice detail, the locks are signed by Joseph Brazier Ashes, who was described as "a very excellent best Lock Filer" by Wesley Richards. [url=http://www.josephbrazier.com]www.josephbrazier.com . It is tight and on face, the bore and rifling are great, though it is not easy to see in the pictures. There is also a small ivory container in the case that I do not know the purpose of, as well a spare pair of firing pins stowed in the pistol grip.
I must say that the photos I took of the rifle do not really do it justice, they are particularly unflattering and have managed to enhance the tiniest blemishes, making the general tone of the gun look quite a bit duller than it actually is in person. It was a cheap, old digital camera and the lighting was not good. And I am obviously not much of a photographer.
The gun is not flawless, though it is considerably nicer than it appears in the photos. So without further ado here are the pics:

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Re: Help me evaluate this H&H .500/.465	500grains	24/09/10 09:00 AM
Re: Help me evaluate this H&H .500/.465	baileybradshaw	24/09/10 10:08 AM
Re: Help me evaluate this H&H .500/.465	Lix	24/09/10 12:34 PM
Re: Help me evaluate this H&H .500/.465	Rockdoc	24/09/10 04:02 PM
Re: Help me evaluate this H&H .500/.465	Mike_Bailey	24/09/10 05:44 PM
Re: Help me evaluate this H&H .500/.465	kamilaroi	24/09/10 09:52 PM
Re: Help me evaluate this H&H .500/.465	Huvius	25/09/10 12:25 AM
Re: Help me evaluate this H&H .500/.465	Mike_Bailey	25/09/10 06:45 AM
Re: Help me evaluate this H&H .500/.465	Anonymous	25/09/10 12:21 PM
Re: Help me evaluate this H&H .500/.465	Rockdoc	25/09/10 09:15 PM
Re: Help me evaluate this H&H .500/.465	Mike_Bailey	28/09/10 10:32 PM
Re: Help me evaluate this H&H .500/.465	tophet1	09/06/11 11:13 AM
Re: Help me evaluate this H&H .500/.465	bwanabobftw	09/06/11 11:24 AM
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Re: Help me evaluate this H&H .500/.465	500Nitro	09/06/11 12:54 PM
Re: Help me evaluate this H&H .500/.465	Mike_Bailey	29/09/10 12:58 AM

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