Main Sale - March 2011 : Sale A1052 Lot 1753 - S2
W.W. GREENER A 12-BORE GRADE F.H.35 FACILE PRINCEPS EJECTOR, serial no. 69157,

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W.W. GREENER
A 12-BORE 'GRADE F.H.35' FACILE PRINCEPS EJECTOR, serial no. 69157,
27in. nitro barrels, matt rib inscribed 'W.W. GREENER. MAKER. 40. PALL MALL. LONDON. S.W. WORKS. ST MARYS SQUARE. BIRMINGHAM.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/4 choke, treble-grip action with bevelled bolsters, automatic side safety, rolled-edge triggerguard, flowing acanthus scroll engraving, retaining much colour hardening and finish, 14 1/2in. semi-pistolgrip stock including buttplate, weight 6lb. 2oz., in its brass-cornered leather case

Provenance: This Lot is accompanied by the original bill of sale from the makers stating an order date of 12th August 1936, and that the shotgun was built expressly for Major C.C.H. Doran.
Estimate £3,000-5,000

S2