Lot 177
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A FINE 8-BORE (3¼IN) 'GRADE F.T.30' BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR GUN BY W.W. GREENER, No. 57649, manual side-safe, bolstered action-body, underlever action, carved serpentine fences, best engraving of game-scenes, the whole enclosed by fine foliate-scrolls, the maker's name gold-inlaid on the sides of the action-body, with much hardening-colour, gilt-triggers, well-figured stock with leather-covered recoil-pad, the steel barrels with matt rib, silver bead-foresight and scroll-engraved breech-ends

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A FINE 8-BORE (3¼IN) 'GRADE F.T.30' BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR GUN BY W.W. GREENER, No. 57649, manual side-safe, bolstered action-body, underlever action, carved serpentine fences, best engraving of game-scenes, the whole enclosed by fine foliate-scrolls, the maker's name gold-inlaid on the sides of the action-body, with much hardening-colour, gilt-triggers, well-figured stock with leather-covered recoil-pad, the steel barrels with matt rib, silver bead-foresight and scroll-engraved breech-ends
Weight 12lb. 10oz., 14 1/8in. pull, 32in. barrels, both approx. full choke, 3¼in. chambers, nitro proof

Lot Essay

Greener's have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed on 1st March 1911 and that it was engraved by Harry Tomlinson who is chiefly remembered for having carved and engraved Greener's 'St. George' exhibition gun. The gun appears to have been very little used

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