Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2019 : Sale A0919 Lot 1700
W.W. GREENER A 12-BORE IMPERIAL GRADE G 70 HAMMERLESS UNIQUE EJECTOR, serial no. 52512,

Product Details

W.W. GREENER
A 12-BORE 'IMPERIAL GRADE G 70' HAMMERLESS UNIQUE EJECTOR, serial no. 52512,
30in. nitro reproved barrels (in 2018), the tubes engraved 'SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID COMPRESSED STEEL.' and the rib engraved 'W.W. GREENER. 68. HAYMARKET. LONDON. WORKS ST. MARY'S SQUARE. BIRMINGHAM.', 2 1/2 chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and full choke, wall thicknesses below recommended minimum, scroll-back action with side shoulders, double shell carved fences, the toplever gold-inlaid with a crown and sceptre, manual side-safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, the surround engraved with a pheasant resting on a branch, the action and furniture profusely engraved with acanthus scrollwork interspersed with bands of leaf motifs and surrounding vignettes of pheasant, the underside with a woodcock in flight, the triggerguard engraved with a pair of hounds on point, 14 1/2in. figured stock (cracked at hand) with horn insert drop-points, fleur-de-lys chequering, including buttplate, weight 6lb. 9oz.

Other Notes: Barrels: 76cm
Chambers: 65mm
Stock length: 37cm
Weight: 2.977Kg
Functions with snapcaps: yes

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Estimate £1,000-1,500

S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act