VERY FINE & RARE WILLIAM GREENER HEAVY WATER FOWLING PERCUSSION DOUBLE GUN.

VERY FINE & RARE WILLIAM GREENER HEAVY WATER FOWLING PERCUSSION DOUBLE GUN. SN 5835. Cal. 6 Bore. (.902 Bore Diameter). 34″ Beautifully figured laminated steel bbls are engraved “William Greener Maker London. Laminated. Steel Indestructible by Gunpowder” on rear portion of high wide concave rib. Bottoms of bbls are stamped with Birmingham black powder proofs, SN, “6” and “7”. Bottoms of bbls have single pipe and two loops which house oak ramrod with brass tulip-shaped tip, and knurled tail with steel worm under cap. Patent breeches have platinum blow-outs with SN on hooks. Breech iron has scroll filed high fences with large inlaid platinum sighting strip. Large, line engraved back action locks have elongated fronts which extend under breeches. High hammers are beautifully filed with ogee chamfers, beads, and terminal flourishes, as is typical for most Greener guns. Lockplates are engraved “W. Greener”. Trigger plate has stylized fleur di lis finial, long tang housing grip safety, and SN at tail. Steel trigger guard bow attaches to trigger plate at two points. Dense, nicely figured, and lightly streaked European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14″ over steel buttplate with long tang which is checkered at heel. Coarse, borderless checkering is of elliptical termination around lockplates and top tang. Forend checkering extends all the way to steel ramrod pipe with point termination at rear. Two side nails pin forend to bbl and slide through oval steel escutcheons with circular tips. Housed in a handsome contemporary leather compartmented trunk case with proper reproduction trade label. Wall thickness at muzzle: left -.038, right -.037. Drop at heel: 2-5/8″, drop at comb: 1-3/4″. Weight: 15 lbs. 12 oz, LOP 14″. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain nearly all of an old, correctly colored re-brown (probably during period of use) with exceptionally fine definition to the pattern of these spectacular bbls. Some light pitting is evident under this brown at muzzles, and along rib. Patent breeches retain most of their orig case hardened color, which are now turning a pleasing patina. Breech iron retains 50% orig case color, browning through grip. Lockplates and hammers retain perhaps 60% of their case hardened color, tails of lockplates faded and browned with some light oxidation. Trigger plate and trigger guard are mostly brown patina. Stock retains nearly all of its orig finish with numerous marks and knocks. Checkering is sharp, and somewhat dirty. There is a 1-1/2″ longitudinal crack at front of ramrod channel, and small chips missing from bbl channel of right bbl. Bores are excellent, bright and shiny, mostly untouched, but with evidence of some more recent polishing at muzzles. Locks are crisp. Safety works. Leather trunk case is essentially new with some light rubs to the exterior and interior contact points. An exceptional early big bore by one of Birmingham’s renown makers. 4-41792 MGM15 (20,000-30,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	1185	$0.00	VERY FINE & RARE WILLIAM GREENER HEAVY WATER FOWLING PERCUSSION DOUBLE GUN. SN 5835. Cal. 6 Bore. (.902 Bore Diameter). 34″ Beautifully figured laminated steel bbls are engraved “William Greener Maker London. Laminated. Steel Indestructible by Gunpowder” on rear portion of high wide concave rib. Bottoms of bbls are stamped with Birmingham black powder proofs, SN, “6” and “7”. Bottoms of bbls have single pipe and two loops which house oak ramrod with brass tulip-shaped tip, and knurled tail with steel worm under cap. Patent breeches have platinum blow-outs with SN on hooks. Breech iron has scroll filed high fences with large inlaid platinum sighting strip. Large, line engraved back action locks have elongated fronts which extend under breeches. High hammers are beautifully filed with ogee chamfers, beads, and terminal flourishes, as is typical for most Greener guns. Lockplates are engraved “W. Greener”. Trigger plate has stylized fleur di lis finial, long tang housing grip safety, and SN at tail. Steel trigger guard bow attaches to trigger plate at two points. Dense, nicely figured, and lightly streaked European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14″ over steel buttplate with long tang which is checkered at heel. Coarse, borderless checkering is of elliptical termination around lockplates and top tang. Forend checkering extends all the way to steel ramrod pipe with point termination at rear. Two side nails pin forend to bbl and slide through oval steel escutcheons with circular tips. Housed in a handsome contemporary leather compartmented trunk case with proper reproduction trade label. Wall thickness at muzzle: left -.038, right -.037. Drop at heel: 2-5/8″, drop at comb: 1-3/4″. Weight: 15 lbs. 12 oz, LOP 14″. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain nearly all of an old, correctly colored re-brown (probably during period of use) with exceptionally fine definition to the pattern of these spectacular bbls. Some light pitting is evident under this brown at muzzles, and along rib. Patent breeches retain most of their orig case hardened color, which are now turning a pleasing patina. Breech iron retains 50% orig case color, browning through grip. Lockplates and hammers retain perhaps 60% of their case hardened color, tails of lockplates faded and browned with some light oxidation. Trigger plate and trigger guard are mostly brown patina. Stock retains nearly all of its orig finish with numerous marks and knocks. Checkering is sharp, and somewhat dirty. There is a 1-1/2″ longitudinal crack at front of ramrod channel, and small chips missing from bbl channel of right bbl. Bores are excellent, bright and shiny, mostly untouched, but with evidence of some more recent polishing at muzzles. Locks are crisp. Safety works. Leather trunk case is essentially new with some light rubs to the exterior and interior contact points. An exceptional early big bore by one of Birmingham’s renown makers. 4-41792 MGM15 (20,000-30,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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