The Holland & Holland Holland & Holland Royal .500 NE Double Rifle Ser. 55975 is a Shotgun first produced in 1993. It carries a scarcity score of 93/100 based on tracked survey data, with 4 active listings currently on the secondary market and a global benchmark price of $180,810.
The Holland & Holland Royal is a hand-built sidelock double rifle representing the pinnacle of the London gunmaker's bespoke rifle production, and this example is chambered in .500 Nitro Express, one of the definitive large-bore cartridges developed for dangerous-game hunting in Africa and India. Holland & Holland established the Royal as its flagship model in the late nineteenth century, and each rifle continues to be built to individual customer specification through a process combining hand-fitted actions, fine engraving, and extensive proofing to withstand the pressures of large Nitro Express cartridges. The .500 NE chambering places this rifle among the class of heavy doubles historically favored by professional hunters and estate owners for stopping dangerous game at close range. Completed in 1993, this rifle reflects the continued late twentieth-century demand among sporting clients for traditional English best-grade double rifles built to original nineteenth-century standards.