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Today I took pictures of a Holland & Holland Royal 12 gauge from 1906 of a friend. It's the number 2 of a pair with original gun case, very nice. How can he find the number one? I mean to remember a possibility once read, but don't know any more where.... Any suggestions? Thanks, Gunwolf How it looks like:  
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You might find it here. What serial number are you looking for ?
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Thanks!!
He owns the number 17336
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Are you sure of the 1906 date. If it hasn't been done, Hollands will issue a letter on the gun and it's mate. The serial no. seems to be for a gun earlier than 1906.
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My goodness, that's beautiful engraving! And the gun appears to be in very high condition.
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Hmmhmm, well, this is the label of the gun case:  and this is on the gun:   Maybe I have confused something...
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The gun case label is for a different gun than your sample. The gun case was for a hammerless No. 2 or No. 3 and would be close to 1906. Serial numbers 17,255-18,000 were for Guns and Rifles 1894-1905. Holland serial numbers can be confusing as blocks of numbers were allotted to various gun and rifle styles. Your gun appears to be from the later 1890s when , in my opinion, as Joe says their engraving was very very good.
Last edited by Daryl Hallquist; 10/07/13 05:07 PM.
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And the barrels are dovetailed replacements.
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dovetailed for sure. Replaced or just re-proofed? I think proofed at 2&3/4" at a later date, but I may be wrong.
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