Lot Essay
The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in 1895. It appears to have been relatively little used
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A FINE LIGHTWEIGHT 12-BORE 'LIST NO. 1 ROYAL' BOXLOCK EJECTOR GUN BY W.W. GREENER, NO. 42693
Incorporating W.W. Greener's 'Facile Princeps' patent No. 930 of 1880 and W.W. Greener's ejector patent No. 2003 of 1881, the treble-grip scroll-back action-body with ornately carved arcaded fences, the toplever gold-inlaid with a crown, manual side-safety, best fine foliate-scroll engraving, the scrollwork enclosing finely-engraved game-scene vignettes, the hand-pin enclosed within the motif of a coiled serpent, with some hardening-colour, boldly-figured stock with elaborate horn inserts and a horn butt-plate, the stock and horn-tipped forend with ornate border chequering, the browned fine damascus barrels with matt game-rib and gold bead-foresight
Weight 6lb. 4oz., 14in. pull, 27in. barrels, approx. .3/8 & full choke, 2in. chambers, nitro reproof
Incorporating W.W. Greener's 'Facile Princeps' patent No. 930 of 1880 and W.W. Greener's ejector patent No. 2003 of 1881, the treble-grip scroll-back action-body with ornately carved arcaded fences, the toplever gold-inlaid with a crown, manual side-safety, best fine foliate-scroll engraving, the scrollwork enclosing finely-engraved game-scene vignettes, the hand-pin enclosed within the motif of a coiled serpent, with some hardening-colour, boldly-figured stock with elaborate horn inserts and a horn butt-plate, the stock and horn-tipped forend with ornate border chequering, the browned fine damascus barrels with matt game-rib and gold bead-foresight
Weight 6lb. 4oz., 14in. pull, 27in. barrels, approx. .3/8 & full choke, 2in. chambers, nitro reproof