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Anybody who thinks that stock blank does not have it all for that grade of gun or any gun for that matter I feel for. Quatersawn with grain, flow and figure. Hope you got a matching fore end piece. Beautiful.

There was no reason to replace the forend Daryl,it was in good shape save the the dark appearance once stripped it actually showed the same fiddleback grain of the stock…I guess I got lucky there

While I agree that stock needed nothing added, I am wondering if you put a little alkanet into it. I think I might. But it would be beautiful without as well. I can wait to find out.

As exquisite as I'm sure the final pictures will show the gun to be, this one says it all for me...

Claudio, thanks for your post and great that your forend was reusable. I don't want to take away from your theme, but I went through the same process a few decades ago. The case was done by a friend who did the best work and the restock was done in England for this Holland Royal two barrel set. That was when stocking was more affordable.

Thank you Rob, but there was still a bit more work to be done there, the two small rear lock springs still needed to be let in…and that was a tricky chore

If you appreciate details I can share some single trigger stuff.
This particular Holland has the early single trigger
Not sure how this design falls within the chronology of the Holland single trigger but I can tell you the design leaves the stock at the head a bit too compromised for my liking, that’s because of the amount of wood that needs to be removed to make room for that linkage to toggle back and forth.

One good way to picture it would be like looking at an LC Smith ( an let me be clear that I’m not making any comparisons) where way too much wood needs to be removed to make room for that top lever spindle where good contact is needed the most.

Maybe that’s why the stock broke…who knows



Sorry for the separate pictures, that is all I have.

The linkage sits within a groove that can be seen at the front of the gold plated slide (pictured below) the linkage works directly off the safety bar as the automatic safety goes on the trigger resets under the right sear (non selective single trigger) when the trigger is pulled the right sear lifts out of the way allowing the the linkage to pull the slide forward and arm the left side…quite clever and very smooth if it’s in good working order



Now see the single trigger on a new Holland, this is a 12 Bore DeLuxe I worked on 20 years ago…gun was from the 90’s totally the same principle but the linkage toggles from a spot further back behind the top lever screw, allowing the head of the stock to remain solid.

It’s quite the improvement, I hope I have described it properly….

Nice gun and case Daryl. But I have to ask - What's in the shoe polish can??

I am going to guess solvent, treated patches.

Perry, I think the friend who rebuilt the case used the polish to “minimize’ a few scratches on the exterior leather. In general, the original leather condition was quite good. A friend traded the case to me for a two gun case I had that was of similar condition and quality.