For well over a century Holland & Holland have been to the fore in the field of innovation for gun, rifle and ammunition design - to such effect that many of its products have become benchmarks by which all others are judged. The Round Action Sidelock is a new side-by-side sidelock design that incorporates the same materials and craftsmanship that are used in the making of all our guns and rifles.

The styling of the Round Action Sidelock shotgun is strikingly different to the 'Royal', but the essential standards and elements of a true Best London gun are all there. Based on the experience accumulated by generations of shooters, the new model displays the pedigree of all Holland & Holland guns. Function and elegant simplicity are well served by the new rounded form design that calls on experience spanning two centuries of gunmaking, modern technology, high precision machinery, up-to-date materials and timeless craftsmanship.

Exactly as with the peerless 'Royal' model, strong, light barrels are the essential elements required to create a new design that is in every way able to match the handling and balance of its senior cousin. Lightweight chopper-lump barrels, combined with the back-action sidelock mechanism machined from a solid billet of case hardening steel, and features such as intercepting safety sears, automatic ejection and rebounding locks for ease of opening, ensure that this elegantly rounded design is more than able to meet the requirements of a fast handling shotgun. The Round Action Sidelock is available in 12 and 20 bore only with a classic tapered half-hollow top rib and chokes bored according to option.

Modern design and manufacturing technology are married with traditional craftsmanship to execute fine hand-cut chequering and a rubbed and polished oil finish. Likewise, we combine delicate engraving with traditional scrolls and borders with Holland & Holland 'gold name' inlay, together with case-coloured or a bright, polished 'coin' finish to the metalwork and rust-blued barrels.

An elegant harmony of form and function, the Round Action Sidelock is a true Holland & Holland in every way.