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., in its makers brass-cornered oak and pigskin leather guncase, the interior lined with green baize and with a complement of accessories
Provenance: The makers have kindly provided us with the following information:
W W Greener gun no. 52512 is the no. 1 of a consecutive pair of 12 bore shotguns with 30 inch Whitworth steel barrels. Ordered from and supplied to our London establishment we have no record of the original owner. Started on 16th December 1903 and finished on 13th May the following year they are described as 'G 70' ejectors shotguns. Stock dimensions when made were 2 by 1-1/2 by 14-3/8 inches, straight hand with fancy chequering. The records do not state whether it has self-acting or unique ejectors but probably the latter. It was engraved with scrolls and game scenes by Mills. Mr Frederic Greener (4th son of W W Greener) blacked the barrels. The G 70 model cost 70 guineas when originally sold, a top model.
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Estimate £3,000-5,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act