Holland & Holland Paradox

Holland & Holland Paradox

Specifications

The Holland & Holland Paradox was an interesting design. It was a smoothbore until the end of the bores where there was rifling. At the time that it was marketed (late 19th century) centerfire rifle calibers were just coming into their own for dangerous game. The 8 and 10 gauge shotguns were considered to be the most effective against Elephant, Cape Buffalo ect, but the shotgun lacked the accuracy and range of a rifle. The Paradox design was a compromise which offered improved performance from the smoothbore design. It was very popular for many years with hunters not only in Africa and India, but in the United States, England, Canada and Australia. Eventually the larger centerfire rifle calibers such as the .450 3.25" Nitro and .500 Nitro would surpass the big bore shotguns and become the calibers of choice with big game hunters. A second hand Holland & Holland Paradox can command very high prices in today's market.

The Holland & Holland Paradox appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Legends of the Fall	Brad Pitt	Tristan		1995
King Solomon's Mines	Robert Whitehead	Mr. Bitter		2004
	Gavin Hood	Bruce McNabb
The Wolfman	Anthony Hopkins	Sir John Talbot		2010

Television

Title/Episode	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Streets of Laredo				1995
Madame Nobel	Philipp Hochmair	Arthur von Suttner		2014

See Also

• Holland & Holland Double Rifle