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.