Just looking at the Holts catalogue - auction it is today and will be interesting to see what these make.
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Sale A190913 Lot 1200
RIZZINI
A 9.3X74R 'MOD. EXPRESS 90' ROUND-BODY SINGLE-TRIGGER OVER AND UNDER DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 55690,
cat. no. 7095, 23 1/2in. nitro barrels with stepped solid matt top rib, open sights and ramped high visibility fore-sight, the breech end with telescopic sight rings on a quickly-detachable rail, hold-open toplever, automatic safety, rounded bar with bold acanthus scroll engraving, triggerplate signed 'Bottega C. Giovanelli', bright and blued finish, 14 5/8in. well-figured pistolgrip stock with sculpted cheekpiece, hogsback comb and wooden buttplate, weight 6lb. 13oz.
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Estimate £700-900
A pretty good package for the sort of money
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JOSEF HAMBRUSCH
A .375 H&H / 16-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE DRILLING, serial no. 2518,
24 3/4in. nitro reproved barrels (in 2013) with matt sight rib, open sights and ramp-mounted bead fore-sight, the breech end mounted with a B. Nickel Supra 1-4 E/D/S telescopic sight in quickly-detachable mounts, 2 3/4in. shot chamber, bored approx. 1/2 choke, quadruple-grip action with side-bolsters, removable striker discs, manual safety, elongated top strap, side-mounted shot / ball selector switch, cocking-indicators, set front trigger, acanthus scroll engraving, bright and blued finish, 14 1/4in. pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, hogsback comb, sling swivels, pistolgrip-cap and including 1in. ventilated rubber recoil pad, weight 10lb. 10oz.
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Estimate £4,000-5,000
Be interested to see what this makes - a side by side double 375h&h with 16 bore shot barrel - would cover everything from Guinae Fowl up to elephant. Joseph Hambrusch makes very nice guns - I have one of his.
And this looks very nice, but out of the price range
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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A .375 (MAGNUM FLANGED) 'NO.2 MODEL' BACK-ACTION SIDELOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 35037,
25in. nitro chopperlump barrels with ramp-mounted bead fore-sight with moon protector, matt sight rib with open sights and one folding leaf sight the breech end fitted with a Schmidt & Bender 1 1/4-4 x 20 telescopic sight in quickly-detachable claw mount bases, treble-grip action with concealed third bite, manual safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, removable striker discs, elongated top-strap, bouquet and scroll engraving, the underside engraved '.375 BORE MAGNUM FLANGED CARTRIDGE', brushed bright finish, 14 3/4in. figured pistolgrip stock with engraved steel pistolgrip cap with trap, sling swivels, cheekpiece, including 1in. rubber recoil pad, weight 11lb. 7oz., in a tan leather guncase
Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this rifle was manufactured on the 24th February 1944 for a Captain Isidore G.E. Mesmaekers as a .375 No.2 model.
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Estimate £8,000-12,000
And finally with this little lot you would have one gun that would cover everything:
Sale A190913 Lot 1228
BUCHSENMACHER HANDELS GESELLSCHAFT
A 9,3X74R OVER AND UNDER SIDEPLATED BOXLOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 936 with extra 16-bore / 7x57R combination barrels and 16-bore shot barrels,
24 7/8in. ejector nitro 9,3x74R barrels by K. Keiner (Suhl) in 1993 with matt rib, open sights and ramped blade fore-sight, the breech end with quickly-detachable telescopic sight mount bases, three-piece fore-end;
25 1/2in. non-ejector 16-bore / 7x57R combination barrels with raised matt rib, folding open sights and blade fore-sight, the breech end with quickly-detachable telescopic sight mount bases and signed 'BUHAG - SUHL HANDWERKSARBEIT, three-piece fore-end; with two interchangeable telescopic sights in quickly-detachable mounts, one Zeiss Diavari-ZM 2,5-10x48T* and one Schmidt & Bender 1 1/4-4x20;
28in. ejector 16-bore shot barrels with raised matt rib, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 choke in both, the breech end signed 'BUHAG - SUHL HANDWERKSARBEIT, three-piece fore-end;
hold-open toplever, manual safety, gold cocking-indicators, set front trigger, the action and furniture profusely carved with oak leaves and acorns on a finely stoppled background, the decorative sideplates with woodland game scenes of deer, fox and fowl, bright finish, 14 1/4in. figured pistolgrip stock with sculpted cheekpiece, pistolgrip-cap, sling swivels and including 7/8in. rubber recoil pad, weight 8lb. 5oz. (9,3x74R barrels, no scope), 7lb. 15oz. (combination barrels, no scope) and 7lb. 5oz. (shot barrels), in a vinyl case with provision for all barrels and telescopic sights, with cloth outer cover
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Estimate £4,000-6,000
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