вЂWeвЂ™re not using old techniques for the sake of image,вЂ™ says Faraway.

465 H&H Magnum cartridge by Holland & Holland. On a work bench, a steel file is engraved вЂ1936вЂ™. A double square bridge Mauser M98 type bolt action rifle chambered for the. 'Holland and Holland 13 Bruton Street, London' inscribed on top of barrel.

458 Winchester Magnum, Mauser Action, built Circa 1970. Forty years on, quality manager Paul Faraway, who joined Holland & Holland at the age of 16, still uses the tools he made as an apprentice. 458 Winchester Bolt Action Rifle Cased Description: Holland and Holland. If you are planning any kind of rifle shooting, from trying it out. I watched an apprentice carefully applying a fifth layer of linseed oil to the handle of a file and realised that such tasks give the sense of pride and ownership, and also the acute understanding of the entire process, that are required to become a master of the craft. The Holland & Holland Shooting Grounds west of London offers a complete stalking course. I will keep you posted as things develop. It shot in an inch and a half grouping when new and is a left handed gun. VERY FINE HOLLAND & HOLLAND 500/ 465 NITRO INDIA ROYAL HAMMERLESS DANGEROUS GAME DOUBLE RIFLE WITH CASE. They started making it in 1939 but because of the war the rifle was not completed till 1946. Also included are a copy of the Holland ledger and letter from Holland stating the specifications. I thought you would enjoy hearing the history of the rifle as supplied by Holland and Holland. He may even have made them: a Holland & Holland apprenticeship lasts five years, prior to specialisation (there were 350 applicants for just six places this year), and during this time trainees make the hundreds of tools required for the various stages of gun production. Included with the rifle were 80 brass cases stamped Holland and Holland, a single reloading die, and several yearвЂ™s supply of 650-grain bullets: Woodleighs soft nose and solids, and a good quantity of homogenous solids of the same weight (which I doubt I will ever shoot). Upstairs in the barrel and actions shops, the craftsman of today can put on his apron and pick up exactly the same tools he would have done 150 years ago. Excellent Cased Holland & Holland Royal Model Side Lock Double Rifle in.

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