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W. W. GREENER GRADE FH35 BOXLOCK EJECTOR GAME GUN.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:350.00 USD Estimated At:700.00 - 1,000.00 USD
W. W. GREENER GRADE FH35 BOXLOCK EJECTOR GAME GUN.
Cal. 12 Ga., 2 3/4". S# 53570. (1903) Dovetailed bbls. are 30" fitted w/ slightly swamped game rib engraved w/ Greener's London & Birmingham addresses. Bbl. flats are stamped w/ Birmingham nitro proofs for 2 1/2"chambers. Bottoms of bbls. are stamped w/ Greener elephant logo &"STEEL". Boxlock action w/ side safety features crossbolt third fastener & dbl. triggers. Action is engraved w/ 40% coverage well cut shaded scroll. "W. W. Greener" is in scrolled riband on each side. Steel trigger guard has S# & grade engraved on tang. Nicely figured & somewhat marbled European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14 3/4� over red Pachmayr pad over 1/4" spacer. Stock features inlet diamond drop points & point pattern checkering on diamond hand. A lg. vacant silver oval is on toeline. Matching splinter ejector forend has Anson release. Bore diameters: left - .729, right - .729. Bore restriction: left - .009 (IC), right - .005 (IC). Minimum wall thickness: left - .026, right - .022. DAH: 2 1/4". DAC: 1 9/16". Cast about 5/8" off. WEIGHT: 6 lbs. 8 oz. CONDITION: fair, some issues need attention. Bbls. retain nearly all of an old reblack. Action has traces of color. Other parts retain most of their reblue. Stocks refinished w/ some subsequent marks. Checkering does not appear to have been recut. Action is tight w/ forend installed. Bores are shiny w/ light frosting. Head of buttstock is loose on action & a 2 1/2 x 1" piece has been poorly glued back in place at top left of head. There are also some other cracks on left side of side panel. Forend has some repaired cracks in front of iron & is either warped or bent w/ tip being about 3/16" away from bbls. With these issues resolved this would make a good handling field gun, as bbls. measure well. (20-219/MGM49). CURIO. $700-1,000.