GREENER BEST QUALITY BOXLOCK DAMASCUS DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN.

GREENER BEST QUALITY BOXLOCK DAMASCUS DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN 40173. Beautiful high grade Greener with 30” bbls choked FULL/FULL with tapered, concave, smooth rib, sgl bead with Greener cross bolt rib extension. Rib is marked with maker’s name & address along with “WINNER AT THE LONDON GUN TRIALS 1875, 1877, 1878 & 1879”, then is succeeded by a Berlin address. Mounted with very nicely figured, streaky, French walnut with full checkered, horn tipped, splinter forearm & diamond wrist, Prince of Wales rnd knob stock with black horn diamonds inlaid at back of side panels. It is 14-3/8” over a diamond checkered butt with engraved heel & toe plates. It has a blank silver initial oval on bottom with sling loops. Left side panel has a Greener thumb safety with “SAFE” in gold. Receiver, with its beautifully sculpted, scalloped fences is very nicely engraved with about 75-80% coverage very fine foliate arabesque patterns with maker’s name on each side. Trigger guard is engraved to match & is inscribed at the tang end “WILLIAM NORTHROP / NEW YORK, CITY”. Bore diameter: left – .737, right – .735. Bore restrictions: left – .039, right – .040. Wall thickness: left – .030, right – .036. Drop at heel: 2-1/4”, drop at comb: 1-1/2”. Weight: 7 lbs. 14.08 oz. CONDITION: Very fine, as restored. Bbls retain a light brown Damascus pattern, somewhat thinned over chamber & forearm areas. Receiver retains all of its beautiful Turnbull restored case colors with thumb lever & trigger guard retaining about all of their beautiful restored blue. Stock has a hairline back of top tang, otherwise wood is sound showing moderate wear with a small bruise or two on right side and a factory filled flaw & retains about all of a beautiful hand rubbed oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bores with a few scattered spots of light pitting. 4-59255 JR544 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006

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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	1759	$0.00	GREENER BEST QUALITY BOXLOCK DAMASCUS DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN 40173. Beautiful high grade Greener with 30” bbls choked FULL/FULL with tapered, concave, smooth rib, sgl bead with Greener cross bolt rib extension. Rib is marked with maker’s name & address along with “WINNER AT THE LONDON GUN TRIALS 1875, 1877, 1878 & 1879”, then is succeeded by a Berlin address. Mounted with very nicely figured, streaky, French walnut with full checkered, horn tipped, splinter forearm & diamond wrist, Prince of Wales rnd knob stock with black horn diamonds inlaid at back of side panels. It is 14-3/8” over a diamond checkered butt with engraved heel & toe plates. It has a blank silver initial oval on bottom with sling loops. Left side panel has a Greener thumb safety with “SAFE” in gold. Receiver, with its beautifully sculpted, scalloped fences is very nicely engraved with about 75-80% coverage very fine foliate arabesque patterns with maker’s name on each side. Trigger guard is engraved to match & is inscribed at the tang end “WILLIAM NORTHROP / NEW YORK, CITY”. Bore diameter: left – .737, right – .735. Bore restrictions: left – .039, right – .040. Wall thickness: left – .030, right – .036. Drop at heel: 2-1/4”, drop at comb: 1-1/2”. Weight: 7 lbs. 14.08 oz. CONDITION: Very fine, as restored. Bbls retain a light brown Damascus pattern, somewhat thinned over chamber & forearm areas. Receiver retains all of its beautiful Turnbull restored case colors with thumb lever & trigger guard retaining about all of their beautiful restored blue. Stock has a hairline back of top tang, otherwise wood is sound showing moderate wear with a small bruise or two on right side and a factory filled flaw & retains about all of a beautiful hand rubbed oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bores with a few scattered spots of light pitting. 4-59255 JR544 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006 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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