Main Sale - March 2011 : Sale A1052 Lot 1713 - S2
W.W. GREENER A 12-BORE GRADE G3 FACILE PRINCEPS EJECTOR, serial no. 47202,

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W.W. GREENER
A 12-BORE 'GRADE G3' FACILE PRINCEPS EJECTOR, serial no. 47202,
30in. nitro reproved damascus barrels scroll engraved at the breech ends, broad raised rib engraved with a brace of fowl and engraved 'W.W. GREENER. 68 HAYMARKET. LONDON. & ST. MARY'S SQUARE. BIRMINGHAM. WINNER AT ALL THE LONDON GUN TRIALS 1875, 1877, 1878 & 1879', wall thicknesses below recommended minimum, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, scroll-back treble-grip action with carved serpentine fences and shoulders, manual side-safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, acanthus scroll engraving interspersed with vignettes of pointer, wildfowl and pheasant, small fracture to triggerguard tang, 14 3/8in. stock including buttplate, weight 7lb.
Estimate £800-1,200

S2