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Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Mar 31st, 2013
Holland & Holland Royal SXS 12 GAUGE: Made 1952. #339XX, 26″ bbls, Chokes 009 and 016, 2 3/4″ chambers, self opener, leather covered pad, excellent original condition with light handling marks. 6lbs 11oz . 14 3/4 LOP. Price: $37,500.00 Army-Navy Side-by-Side Double Rifle .470 Nitro Express: No. 45921, 25″ barrels. Built on the Webley Long [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Mar 25th, 2013
It’s not every day you come across two nearly-new examples of the same vintage shotguns. But that’s what you have here. Both these side-by-sides are Holland & Holland Royals. They were made in the 1960s for Abercrombie & Fitch, and they’re both is fantastic original condition. Steve Barnett has this one: HOLLAND & HOLLAND ROYAL [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Feb 27th, 2013
I have lots of dream doubles, One of them is an original W.W. Greener G-gun. When I saw the one shown here on Griffin & Howe’s website, my heart jumped. Greener’s Self-Acting Ejector shotguns were some of the finest side-by-sides to ever come out of the UK. This 12 gauge G-60 Royal grade was made [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Feb 25th, 2013
Holland and Holland Royal matched pair 12 gauge: Each gun has 2 sets of barrels.One set is 30″ long and choked improved cylinder and improved modified.The second set is 25″long and choked improved and improved.The 30″ barrels are 21/2″ chambered and the shorter barrels are 23/4″.The stock dimensions are 143/4″ x 11/2″ x21/4″ with 3/8″ [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Jan 10th, 2013
Last week I put up this post about shooting a James Purdey & Sons .303 double rifle. I had a lot of questions about that rifle, and I wanted to share some more pictures of it with you. I also snapped some pics of a Holland & Holland double rifle that I saw the same [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Dec 19th, 2012
Here’s a good look at how Holland & Holland turns out best-quality side-by-side and over/under shotguns today.
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Apr 21st, 2012
Here’s another accessory you’ll want to add to H&H double barrel case. This original Holland & Holland turnscrew will keep you from buggering the pins on your Royal. Get it now.
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Apr 21st, 2012
This very hard to find tin of Holland & Holland NEVARUST oil is on Ebay right now. If you have an Bruton St. H&H double barrel, it would look perfect in your shotguns case. Get it now.
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Mar 4th, 2012
A big problem with old shotguns is that they’re…well..old. This has given people lots of time to mess with them. And while I love double barrels, I hate ones that have been messed with. That’s why this 12 gauge Holland & Holland Royal at Julia’s caught my eye. They’re calling it ”An exceptional original solid gun.” [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Sep 9th, 2011
The fall gun-auction season is here. It kicks off on Friday with Rock Island Auctions and runs through the weekend with Redding’s Auction Service having a nice sale on Sunday. -9/9, 9/10 & 9/11 @ Rock Island Auctions, Rock Island, IL There are lots of good guns here, including almost 50 double barrel shotguns. This [...]
