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Lot 246
**W.W. Greener 7-Pin Sidelock 12 Gauge L60 Hammerless
Sale 2030 - Arms, Armor and Militaria
Oct 23, 2024 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati

Estimate
$5,000 - 8,000
Lot Description
**W.W. Greener 7-Pin Sidelock 12 Gauge L60 Hammerless
12 Gauge. 28.375" barrel length. SN: 55752. 2.675" chamber length. 14.5" length of pull. 1.675. drop to comb. 2.125" drop to heel. 6.762 lbs. Full Left. Modified Right. (Mfg. ca 1907) Frame finished in the white with reblued small parts set in highly figured walnut straight English style stock with splinter forend. Double barrel side by side sidelock hammerless ejector shotgun with tang safety. Sideplates are engraved with the maker marking W. W. GREENER, while the standing breech shows W.W.G./ENGLAND between the firing pin bushings. Watertables struck with {Crown/BV} Birmingham proof markings in addition to an {Elephant} mark for William Wellington Greener. Triggerplate engraved with GRADE. L. 60 marking. Barrel rib, lever, and forend are both engraved with the number 1, indicating this was once part of a pair. Barrel rib is matted and mounts a single front bead sight, and bears the maker banner reading W.W. GREENER MAKER. 68 HAYMARKET. LONDON. WORKS ST MARY'S SQUARE. BIRMINGHAM. Left and right barrels bear the steel maker marking SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S/FLUID COMPRESSED STEEL. Barrel flats display further Birmingham proofs, along with Whitworth and Greener trade marks. Barrel rib shows two screws forward of forend likely once used to mount a sling loop. Stock mounts a Pachmayr marked recoil pad and an unsigned gold oval plate. All components of the shotgun display fine English floral engraving within spiral scroll and vine borders. Barrel fences are arcaded with continuous engraving running over the lever and the barrels. Lever mounts an inlaid gold {Crown/1} marking, while the tang shows a gold inlaid SAFE marking. All screws feature sunburst engraving and show some slight deformations and loss of timing. Stock features bordered fine multipoint checkering to wrist and forend.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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