A seldom seen Hollenbeck double shotgun popped up on GI last week and almost immediately sold to an individual whom almost everyone here knows; and who subsequently contacted me because he knows I'm kinda sorta into Syracuse and Hollenbeck guns. This Hollenbeck is a 12-bore Damascus barreled gun with the sexy "S" shaped full pistol grip and splinter forend; but this example was special ordered and will qualify as a "one-off". Serial number 117 is an early gun that is grade stamped "C" and was shipped with Hollenbeck's optional and very seldom seen auto-ejector option. Hollenbeck double guns are very uncommon, and are seldom seen; and any example above his lowest Grade A gun are really hard to find, so anything grade stamped "C" or higher is a bit special (early cataloged grades were A (lowest @ $75), B ($100) C (125),D $150), E ($200), and F (highest, with a suggested 1901 retail @ $300). I've seen pix of two other C Grade Hollenbeck doubles, and both featured a single pointing dog on either side of the frame. This example features double pointing dogs on one side and 3 elk on the other (elk heads more closely resemble dog head in my opinion; just haven't seen a dog with antlers, so must be elk?), and a covey scene on the trigger guard. The scroll and border work is well executed and a bit deeper cut than the other C's I've observed; and on the floor plate is engraved this inscription "Made for W.W. Beale Wellsburg, W. VA by Hollenbeck Gun Co.". Would be interesting to know who Mr. Beale may have been? The gold name shield inletted into the pistol grip knob is also engraved with his initials. On C Grade Hollenbeck's and up these guns feature a gold rib-bar inlay and the ends of the top rib are dimpled in the same fashion as a higher grade LC Smith. A really unusual and almost never seen double gun; and if someone who knows how to post pics would be so kind as to send an email to my office address <tarcher@smcredit.com>, I'll forward the cell phone pics from my file. They're not great, but will suffice till we can do better. Thanks, Tom