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Lot #3607
Lot #3609

Lot 3608: Engraved Hollis 9.3x74R mm Box Lock Double Rifle

Engraved I. Hollis & Sons Double Barrel Box Lock Non-Ejector Rifle

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: September 9, 2018

Lot 3608: Engraved Hollis 9.3x74R mm Box Lock Double Rifle

Engraved I. Hollis & Sons Double Barrel Box Lock Non-Ejector Rifle

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: September 9, 2018

Estimated Price: $10,000 - $18,000

Engraved I. Hollis & Sons Double Barrel Box Lock Non-Ejector Rifle

Manufacturer: Hollis & Sons Issac
Model: Double Rifle
Type: Rifle
Gauge: 9.3x74
Barrel: 24 inch
Finish: black/casehardened/blue
Grip:
Stock: walnut
Item Views: 1315
Serial Number:
Catalog Page: 250
Class: Curio & Relic Long Gun
Description:

With replacement Austrian blacked chopperlump Böhler steel barrels engraved "CAL. 9.3 M/M X 74 R" and "REGULATED FOR 285 GRAIN BULLET". Matted ramp mounted bead front sight and matted quarter rib with rear express sight of one fixed and four folding leaves graduated from "100" to "500" meters and each with platinum inlaid center line. Casehardened treble grip action signed "I. HOLLIS & SONS" on each side, blued top lever, automatic safety with silver inlaid "SAFE", and engraved with scrollwork, a tiger and a leopard. Scroll engraved blued floor plate, casehardened trigger plate, blued trigger guard and casehardened pistol grip cap. Figured 14 1/2 inch pistol grip stock including 3/4 inch leather covered recoil pad, checkered grip and forearm. Weight: 9 lbs. 5 oz., Ferlach nitro proof marks.

Rating Definition:

Fine. Barrels retaining nearly 98% blue finish fading to a plum color, struck with proof marks dating to 1972. Action retaining traces of original casehardened finish, floor plate and trigger guard reblued. Stock refurbished with several small bruises and marks, some small filled chips, a small filled crack on the right side adjacent with the rear of the trigger guard, butt with replacement recoil pad and small filled triangle from the original butt plate. Forearm with long splinter chip along left side. Mechanically fine. Provenance: Robert M. Lee Collection.



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