HOLLAND & HOLLAND A 12-BORE ROYAL SINGLE-TRIGGER SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 22707 for 1902,

HOLLAND & HOLLAND A 12-BORE 'ROYAL' SINGLE-TRIGGER SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 22707 for 1902, 27in. nitro barrels (likely shortened), the rib gold-inlaid '2' at the breech end, the tubes engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND 98, NEW BOND STREET. LONDON.' (refreshed), 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. choke in both, toplever gold-inlaid '2' and 'PATENT EJECTOR', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, semi-selective single trigger, the action, furniture and lockplates profusely engraved with bold scrolling acanthus designs with some feathered bordering, the underside with ornate ribboned cartouches engraved 'ROYAL HAMMERLESS EJECTOR' and 'PATENT SINGLE TRIGGER', bright and blued finish, 14 1/2in. figured replacement stock including 1in. rubber recoil pad, replacement fore-end wood, weight 6lb. 12oz., in a lightweight leather case. S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act