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Antique Greener SxS Shotgun

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:375.00 USD
Antique Greener SxS Shotgun
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA
Antique Greener Side-by-Side Shotgun, #20996, 12 ga., 2-5/8'' chambers, 28'' brown game rib damascus barrels with one German silver bead, marked ''W.W. Greener, 68 Haymarket, London, Winner at the London Gun Trials 1876, 1877, 1878 & 1879'', choked Full/IM; boxlock frame, tightly banknote scroll engraved, with panels to both sides inscribed ''W.W. Greener''; slender wrist offset checkered straight stock, and fine English walnut splinter forend with horn tip. Mfg'd approx. 1881. Condition is very good. Barrels show evidence of re-blacking, and both sling swivels have been removed. Receiver with additional English blue over original case hardened frame. Stock with light to just moderate scuffs with near heavy flattening to checks and one significant ding just forward of safety area. Action is mostly tight, bores are fair to good with some mild pitting and light dings midway down. Est.: $750-$1,000. (Antique)