Product Details
W.W. GREENER
A PROTOTYPE 1881 PATENT 12-BORE SELF-ACTING EJECTOR, serial no. 25627,
30in. nitro reproved damascus barrels, rib engraved 'PATENT TREBLE WEDGE FAST NO. 3084. W.W. GREENER. 68. HAYMARKET LONDON. WINNER AT THE LONDON GUN TRIALS 1875, 1877, 1878 & 1879', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and full choke, action incorporating aspects of J.V. Needham 1874 patent ejector system, patent No. 1205, use number 420, 1873 patent crossbolt, hold-open toplever with 'Jumping Jack' return stud, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, protuberated cover plate, fine acanthus scroll engraving, 14 1/4in. well-figured stock, swept at comb and pinned at head, light damage to fore-end wood, weight 6lb. 12oz.
Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this rare gun is the eighteenth prototype of the Self Acting Ejector.
Estimate £500-700
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