Main Sale - March 2012 : Sale A1062 Lot 1737 - S2
W.W. GREENER A 12-BORE GRADE G3 1881 PATENT SELF-ACTING EJECTOR GUN, serial no. 38523,

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W.W. GREENER
A 12-BORE 'GRADE G3' 1881 PATENT SELF-ACTING EJECTOR GUN, serial no. 38523,
28in. nitro reproved Whitworth steel barrels, the rib engraved 'W.W. GREENER. 68 HAYMARKET. LONDON. WINNER AT THE LONDON GUN TRIALS. 1875. 1877. 1878. 1879.', and the tube engraved 'SIR J. WHITWORTH'S STEEL', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/4 choke, scroll-back treble-grip action incorporating Greener patent 2003 of 1881, use number 1637, carved serpentine fences, automatic side-safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, best fine bouquet and scroll engraving, bright finish, 14 3/8in. stock with inlaid horn drop-points, weight 6lb. 9oz., in its makers brass-cornered leather case
Estimate £1,500-2,000

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