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Lot 403
CASED W.W. GREENER MONARCH S x S B.L.E SHOTGUN
Passed
Starting Bid: AU$2,250
Est.
AU$2,750 - AU$3,500
Live Auction
August 19 2023, Australian Fine Arms Auction
Live bidding began Aug 19, 2023 at 10 AM AEST
Description
: 12G; 30" steel barrels with exc. bright bores, a few scattered marks but free from bulges & dents; choked approx. 1/4 & full, 2 1/2" chambers, 1 1/8oz nitro proofs; blued finish to barrels presents well, some honest handling wear around forend & speckled blemishes to top of rh chamber, rib; silver steel finish to action with traces of original case colours around ball fences, thinning blued finish to action floorplate, top lever & trigger guard; W.W. GREENER. 68 HAYMARKET LONDON & St MARY"S SQUARE BIRMINGHAM. WINNER AT THE LONDON GUN TRIALS, 1875, 1877, 1878, & 1879. SIEMENS STEEL. engraved to top of barrel, 60% coverage of well-defined scroll engraving to action & tangs, W.W. GREENER to both sides of action; Facile Princeps action locks up tight with forend fitted, v. slight movement w/o, Greener cross bolt; ejectors strong & well times, manual side safety; woodwork in overall g. to vg. cond, exc. wood to metal fit, scattered handling marks to straight stock; chequering to wrist & splinter forend vg. overall, small bruise to forend; grooved butt; 15" LOP incl. walnut 1 1/4" extension, 7lb 5oz weight; comes in f. cond. period fitted leather case, W.W. GREENER gold embossed trade label with 68 HAYMARKET, LONDON, S.W. address; maroon baize to case insect damaged, mainly on lid; case partitions are sound, comes with cleaning rods, tin oil bottle & gun belt; overall in exc. wo & vg. cond. #48683 L/R