Details of Lot 79
HOLLAND & HOLLAND
THE BARRELS OF A .375 SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR RIFLE, NO. 17700

together with its matching scope, the 26-inch barrels with ramp foresight, short raised rib with leaf sights and mounted with its telescopic sight, numbered to the rifle, the fore-end with foliate scroll engraved furniture and gold-washed tip

The stock and action of this rifle were stolen in the 1950s, together with its case. The barrels and scope were kept elsewhere and have remained in the owner's possession.

Sold for £2400
Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns
Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland
24 August 2009
Commission is 25% ex. VAT. Artist's Resale Right may apply