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Rick Losey
10-08-2016, 09:27 AM
or

more guns from the Rock part 2


I looked hard at this one at the Rock, hemmed and hawed all the out to the truck- and started kicking my self for walking away on the way home. So I called the seller - took a drive - and done


I always liked side levers and underlevers- got both in one

12, 30" damascus, bores are spotless after having been cleaned up at some point in the past - but still great walls, so no worry

http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=720&pictureid=8410

http://parkerguns.org/forums/album.php?albumid=720
Craig Larter
10-08-2016, 09:34 AM
Nice gun Rick!
Eric Eis
10-08-2016, 10:57 AM
Rick let's see more of her.... Very nice
Rick Losey
10-08-2016, 12:14 PM
Rick let's see more of her.... Very nice

Eric

Did you see the link to the album?

What would you like to see of it?
wayne goerres
10-08-2016, 02:20 PM
Was that the gun that Vintage Doubles had for sale.
Rick Losey
10-08-2016, 02:27 PM
No. I must have missed that if there was another
John Campbell
10-08-2016, 03:28 PM
This gun appears to be made on Rigby's snap action. The same as the E. P Wolstenholme gun I wrote of in the Autumn 2015 DGJ. Nicely done. BTW, the Wolstenholme gun will be available through Morphy's in November.
Rick Losey
10-08-2016, 05:29 PM
This gun appears to be made on Rigby's snap action. The same as the E. P Wolstenholme gun I wrote of in the Autumn 2015 DGJ. Nicely done. BTW, the Wolstenholme gun will be available through Morphy's in November.

yes it does John- just got that issue out -

I will ask Greener about the possibility when I contact them
Eric Eis
10-08-2016, 09:47 PM
Eric

Did you see the link to the album?

What would you like to see of it?

Rick, guess my second post didn't go through, I saw the album part after I posted. What a neat gun and the combination sidelever and underlever combined into one is really nice. Do you know the date of the gun?
Rick Losey
10-08-2016, 09:55 PM
Do you know the date of the gun?

WW Greener took over from his late father in 1869 - the not for ball markings are not on this one - they started in 1875

so until I hear from Greener, that range is just a guess
Bill Jolliff
10-08-2016, 11:05 PM
Very, very nice Rick.

I know the answer but I'm going to ask anyway.

Will she be a shooter? Same answer as: is the Pope Catholic?
Rick Losey
10-09-2016, 08:47 AM
Very, very nice Rick.

I know the answer but I'm going to ask anyway.

Will she be a shooter? Same answer as: is the Pope Catholic?
:rotf::rotf: :rotf: do I have any that aren't

yes - it's a very solid gun, and although fairly nice for its age, not pristine - it's a shooter
Rick Losey
10-18-2016, 01:26 PM
Just got an email from Graham Greener, I need to get him one more detail photo so that he can complete the research However, he did share this. Which I thought was interesting

"Several thousand of guns of this type were made and so they are fairly common, however, your gun has one feature I have not seen before in the design of the push down lever which is partially wrapped around the trigger guard. In this respect it is rare, if not unique since I have never seen one exactly the same as this before"

I am sure he refers to not seeing a Greener like this

He referred to the lever on the side of the action, like we usually see as the norm

My guess of between 1869 and 1875 for a date of manufacture was dead on, he said that according to the serial number, the gun dates to 1873

It will be interesting to see if the final letter has anymore detail
Bill Kekatos
10-18-2016, 08:54 PM
What email did you use for Mr Graham Greener? I have a Greener F35 and I would like to get info regarding it from him. Thank you.
BillK
Rick Losey
10-18-2016, 09:22 PM
What email did you use for Mr Graham Greener? I have a Greener F35 and I would like to get info regarding it from him. Thank you.
BillK

check out the "products" link on his website , at the bottom under information

http://wwgreener.com/

that explains the process to get the letter