A fully-fledged .410 hammer game gun by Hellis – £1600 at Holts.
Once breech-loading guns became the norm, the gun itself was only one part of the equation. Ammunition was the great variable, as demonstrated by the advertising display boards produced in large numbers for the gun shops and ironmongers of the United Kingdom.
Rather than print posters, cartridge makers took to creating wagon wheels of their products, framed behind glass, to entice customers. A good example of just such a display dating from c.1895 came up at Holts (% buyer’s premium) in Blackheath on December 13.