Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2014 : Sale A0314 Lot 1599 - S2
W. W. GREENER A DOUBLE-BARRELLED 8-BORE 1880 PATENT FACILE PRINCEPS NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 31359,

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W. W. GREENER
A DOUBLE-BARRELLED 8-BORE 1880 PATENT FACILE PRINCEPS NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 31359,
32in. nitro reproved barrels, broad raised rib re-engraved 'W. W. GREENER. 68, HAYMARKET LONDON. & ST MARY'S SQUARE BIRMINGHAM.', 100mm chambers, bored approx. extra full choke in both, Greener patent treble-grip action with manual side safety, articulated front trigger, border engraving with (later) scenes of geese in flight, reblued finish overall, 14 1/2in. well-figured replacement semi-pistolgrip stock with palm swell and including 3/4in. rubber recoil pad, fore-end with Deeley & Edge patent release lever and replacement fore-end wood, weight 11lb. 10oz., in a fitted leather case with accessories and Greener trade label

Provenance: The makers have kindly informed us that this shotgun was completed with 32in. barrels and was sold in Paris in 1887.

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Estimate £10,000-12,000

S2