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Holland & Holland Double Barrel Rifle

TITLE: Holland & Holland Double Barrel Rifle

MAKER: Holland & Holland LTD

MADE IN: London, England

CALIBER: .450 Caliber

DATE:  ca. 1880s

DIMENSIONS:  Barrel: 26”   Length: 56 ¼”    Height: 6”

INSCRIPTION:Serial Number 8761 / Barrel: WINNERS OF ALL THE FIELD RIFLE TRAILS. LONDON 1883. Action Plate: Holland & Holland / Charge 4 drams / case 3 2/4 inches. Barrel (second): Holland & Holland 98. NEW BOND STREET, LONDON.  Top (near site): SAFE.

CREDIT LINE: Guns from the Browning-Cowan Family

OBJECT ID: 986-12-018

This was a rifle that Matt S. Browning (1914–1996) experimented on, and in so doing caused the chambers to bulge.