According to Donald Dallas' book "Holland & Holland The Royal Gunmaker", page 11, early on H&H was a retailer of guns and not a manufacturer. In Chapter Seven "From Retail to Manufacture", on page 109, Holland's factory was completed in 1898.

Dig (a.k.a. smallbore) actually had a H&H hammergun for sale on his web site some time ago with the serial number that matched the gun H&H records show as being the first gun they manufacutred. The gun was sold.

Last edited by JM; 09/04/09 08:36 PM.