Gleneagles Hosts The World Famous Sporting Gun Auction

AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 21: Gavin Gardiner holds one of a pair of 16-bore pinfire hammer guns that were built by Albert Staehle for Prince Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, Heir of Brunswick, 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale (1845-1923) who was the last Hanoverian prince to hold a British royal title and the Order of the Garter during a preview of his annual auction of Modern & Vintage Sporting Guns being held at Gleneagles Hotel on August 21, 2015 in Auchterarder, Scotland. The auction which takes place on August 24 is now in its 48th year. It includes over 200 lots of fine sporting guns, rifles and shooting accessories dating from 1860 to the present day by world class makers such as Purdey, Holland & Holland, Boss & Co and Westley Richards, as well as many by Scotlands finest makers. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)