H. Holland .577 Manstopper Revolver | 18 Sept 2014

Lot 905 H. HOLLAND, LONDON THE ONLY KNOWN .577 (BOXER) FULLY ENGRAVED FIVE-SHOT MANSTOPPER REVOLVER, MODEL ’TRANTER’S PATENT’, serial no. 33,672, circa 1869, with 4 1/2in. octagonal blued barrel with narrower top-flat, blued crescent fore-sight, rounded muzzle with engraved band and scrolls, further scrolls at the breech-end, border engraved flat top-strap signed ’H. HOLLAND 98 NEW BOND ST LONDON’, standing notch rear-sight, borderline and fully scroll engraved blued frame marked ’.577 CARTRIDGE’ to the