19th Century English Campaign Gun Case Table with Harris Holland Label

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Mid 19th Century English Campaign Gun Case mounted on later stand. Gun case with circular brass top exterior inset inscribed … Read more Mid 19th Century English Campaign Gun Case mounted on later stand. Gun case with circular brass top exterior inset inscribed Capel Augustus Curwood, brass reinforcements at corners, marked on interior lid with - H. Holland, Gun, Rifle and Pistol, Manufacturer 9, King Street, Holborn, London.

The English gun manufacturer Holland & Holland. The firm came into being in when Henry Holland joined his uncle in 1876. Prior to that, Harris Holland had traded as ‘H. Holland’.
Harris Holland's first label indicates him trading from 9, King Street, Holborn. He was there from 1846-1857. Capel Augustus Curwood : born in London, England 1826 and died in Surrey, England 1884.

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