I just watched the Holts auction online and the big surprise was when an internet bidder jumped in with a very high £550 bid for this nice but ordinary looking Walther LP53! There was no other interest and they probably could have had it for £250...
The Brown pistol sold for £3,000 hammer.
The Clair Freres made £1,000 hammer
The magazine-fed BSA underlever made £650 hammer
The John Zuendorff gallery gun made £1,000 hammer
The Giffard in-line pump was unsold
The ether-charged BSA underlever sold for £500 hammer