Question. Seen my Uncle's hammer 10ga double that he bought back in the 50's. He used it with modern factory 2 7/8 inch loads to about 1970 when one hammer spring failed. Looks like reblued fluid steel to me. If I remember right, top rib marked 'W W Greener and Son works Birmingham'. Barrel marked with crossed sceptres with crown on top and crown with double scriped B's (Birmingham proofs). 118 or 11.8 over 12m (both barrels) Not for Ball on left. some scroll engraving.
Serial Number 185**. Looking for date of manufacture and possibly replacement hammer spring.
Serial Number 185**. Looking for date of manufacture and possibly replacement hammer spring.
'70' is the metric equivalent of our 2 3/4' chamber length; many older guns of course will have some metric number like 65, equivalent to 2 1/2' or 2 9/16'. The gauge or bore is typically indicated by a '12' or '16,' often accompanied by the chamber length (see Kennett's no. As an example, I’ve seen a Greener GP with a barrel with 1952 proof marks but the action appears to have a serial number from the early 1930s, based on an educated guess working backwards from known serial numbers in 1968.
Value Of Ww Greener Shotguns
- Due to the large number of forgeries, the W.W. Greener company offers to authenticate genuine Greener weapons for a small fee. In popular culture edit Wilbur Jonas, the general store owner, offers to sell Matt Dillon four Greener shotguns at an attractive price, in 'Renegade White', episode 4.30 of Gunsmoke.
- High Grade Shotgun Dates of Production: YEAR: GUN # AUGUSTE FRANCOTTE - Best Grade: 1887: 14211: AUGUSTE FRANCOTTE - Best Grade: 1888: 14229: AUGUSTE FRANCOTTE - Best Grade.