Product Details
W. W. GREENER
A RARE 28-BORE 1880 PATENT FACILE PRINCEPS NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 43574,
27in. nitro reproved Greener trade marked bold damascus barrels, rib engraved 'W.W. GREENER, 68 HAYMARKET LONDON & ST. MARY'S SQUARE BIRMINGHAM. WINNER AT THE LONDON GUN TRIALS. 1875. 1877. 1878 & 1879', and with a brace of game birds at the breech end, the tubes engraved with a band of foliage the the breech ends, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and full choke, wall thicknesses below recommended minimum, treble-grip action, manual side-safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, border and acanthus scroll engraving, 14 3/4in. figured stock, pigskin leather cover at the butt, slender fore-end with Deeley & Edge patent release catch and horn finial, weight 4lb. 5oz.
Provenance: The makers have kindly informed us that this shotgun was completed in 1896 with 27in. barrels. The original owner's name is not recorded but the gun was probably built for an order originating from New York.
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Estimate £800-1,200
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