Product Details
W. W. GREENER
AN 8-BORE SINGLE-BARRELLED ROTARY-UNDERLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 18398,
37in. nitro reproved barrel with hexagonal breech section, top flat engraved 'W. W. GREENER. ST. MARY'S WORKS BIRMINGHAM. WINNER AT THE LONDON GUN TRIALS. 1875.', Jones patent rotary-underlever, large action with carved arcaded percussion fence, non-rebounding back-action lock with ornately carved c-scroll hammer, border and acanthus scroll engraving (some wear), brushed finish, 13 3/4in. highly-figured semi-pistolgrip stock with ornate chequering and including 3/8in. brass buttplate, fore-end with insert repairs and sculpted horn finial, weight 12lb. 6oz., in its brass-cornered re-lined leather case
Provenance: The makers have kindly informed us that this shotgun was completed as an 8-bore with a brass heel plate in 1877.
Literature: The gun is illustrated in Graham Greener's book 'The Greener Collections' pp. 66
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Estimate £2,000-3,000