Spring Sale of Fine Sporting Arms
Sold for: £150
W.W. GREENER
A 12-BORE GRADE F1 12-BORE 1880 PATENT FACILE PRINCEPS NON-EJECTOR, Ser No 47207
Chequered straight grip and forend, side-switched safety marked ‘SAFE’. Tapered machine-finished rib engraved ‘W.W. GREENER. MAKER. 40, PALL MALL, LONDON, SW. WORKS ST. MARY’S SQUARE, BIRMINGHAM.’ and avian detail. The action finely engraved with acanthus scrolling and ‘W.W.GREENER’ to the sides.
Weight 7lb 1oz, Chambers 2 1/2", Choke 1/4, 1/4, Pull 14 1/4", Barrels Sleeved 27"
Proof Sleeved .719
Readings .725, .724
Walls 26, 31
FAA – Sect 2. A Shotgun Certificate or RFD required to bid on this item.
Condition report:
M - B/C, F - C, S - B No marks to barrels, the finish intact, the action detail softened and lightly polished. The stock with a lovely patina to a richly figured piece of wood - the butt replaced........ The faces pitted. Very marginally off the face.
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