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Curious...

C8533. -- B1317. Barrett, William. "The Initial Study," HO Annual, No. 2 (1975), 12-13. The "VR" Holmes shot into the wall was actually "VS," the initials of his mother's maiden name -- Violet Sherrinford.
You found De Waal's Universal Sherlock Holmes catalogue!! Ronald DeWaal tried to catalogue all of the works about Sherlock Holmes. It's huge!! The article you cited above is a piece from The Holmesian Observer . It was a publication from the '70's.

Someone once said that Holmes had the most books, articles and monographs ever written for a man who never lived. The Sherlockian world is full of small publications with essays penned by Sherlockians. I have read countless ones about Watson's Bull Pup!! The most popular publication is the Baker Street Journal.
( http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/ )

If you read The Musgrave Ritual, it clearly states that Holmes shot a V.R into his wall. Now with what type of gun there is a debate.

I could go on further about Holmes and his parents and how Holmes was Sherringford Holmes in early drafts of STUD or Angels of Darkness..but I am at work and it really has nothing to do with kilts. If anyone is interested please PM me.

The costume department for the Granada series did take many liberties with the wardrobe for the time period. There is a book about it that I believe is called the “Baker St Dossier” but I will have to check. I know there is a few interviews with producers on the web in various places.
Always a hound and formally a bootmaker,
Sara