It may take only a few minutes to appreciate the aesthetic pleasure of handling a Holland & Holland, but to fully appreciate the durability that its workmanship confers will take you a little longer. In fact, it may even take a little too long as, put simply, a Best London gun such as the 'Royal' is truly made for life, and to tolerances so close that it may commonly take more than one owner's lifetime for any wear to show in the action.

It is for this reason that Holland & Holland prides itself in supplying guns that have been previously owned, because generations of use do not affect basic proportions, balance or function. Even with more than a century of use behind them, minor adjustments, alterations and routine servicing will ensure long and continued service. Replacement barrels or stocks will adapt and extend the useful life for future generations.

There can be no more appropriate place for the purchase of such weapons than at the Holland & Holland gunrooms in London, Paris and New York. Equally, there is no more suitable place to bring a gun that you may wish to sell, whether as part of a trade-in for a slightly more indulgent purchase or for any other appropriate reason. Thorough inspection by our craftsmen will then ensure that the next proud owner acquires their new charge in the confidence of many future seasons use.

The purchase of a new Holland & Holland may not be within everybody's means or desires and it is therefore part of our comprehensive service to search for, and source guns and rifles of widely varying price and specification. Vintage guns of special interest and merit are increasingly popular for use when the first choice gun may enjoy a day of rest.

We invite you to visit our gunrooms where you will find that a latent desire may transform into a need. Rest assured, you will not be the first to undergo such a metamorphosis.