Lot Essay
An inscription on the top-rib shows that this gun was built for the 1880 Melbourne Exhibition
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AN EXHIBITION 12-BORE BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR GUN BY W.W. GREENER, NO. 20172
'Treble Wedge-Fast' treble-grip action-body, manual side-safety, best engraving of foliate-scrolls and strapwork, the underside of the action-body and the triggerguard engraved with vignettes of herons, highly-figured stock with ornate border chequering and horn butt-plate, the forend similarly embellished, the browned fine damascus barrels with an extensively engraved game-rib
Weight 6lb. 11oz., 14¼in. pull, 30in. barrels, both approx. ¾ choke, 2½in. chambers, nitro reproof
'Treble Wedge-Fast' treble-grip action-body, manual side-safety, best engraving of foliate-scrolls and strapwork, the underside of the action-body and the triggerguard engraved with vignettes of herons, highly-figured stock with ornate border chequering and horn butt-plate, the forend similarly embellished, the browned fine damascus barrels with an extensively engraved game-rib
Weight 6lb. 11oz., 14¼in. pull, 30in. barrels, both approx. ¾ choke, 2½in. chambers, nitro reproof