I had a Greener hammer gun that regretfully, I sold. Your gun is beautiful. I don't blame you for keeping that one. Any double gun lover would want that gun!

Thank you for the kind remarks! Mr. Greener highly recommended Kirk Merrington for any services on my Greener. I will remove the bottom plate and check out the workings and lubricate them, but will not dive into stock removal and such!

May I humbly suggest that you send the entire gun to Kirk for a proper English strip-&-clean? That way it will be inspected by a pro, and good to go for another 20 years... besides, there won't be much to make a difference under the bottom plate.

More than likely, I will send the gun to Kirk. There is not a lot to the action of an Emperor. The cocking levers are one piece with the main/hammer springs. That is really about all I would find under the cover.

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Here are a few photos showing the proof marks and overall appearance.

The recessed top rib of this gun is a bit rare. I don't see too many of them. And overall, the gun is in excellent shape. Well worth Kirk Merrington's attention.

I really like the dogs head near the trigger plate. I have a scott hammer gun with a spaniels head on the lock plate that looks like the same guy engraved it. I have seen several english guns with similar dogs heads. Not sure if they were all the same engraver but they certainly are a distinctive and recognizable style from that era.

A gentleman by the name of Perry engraved the scrolls and dog, at a cost of 9 shillings.

I was told that english engravers were trained off the same templates so a lot of the dogs heads look similar. Dont no if it is correct but I have a dogs head that looks about the same as a lot of other english guns.

Much of the engraving work in the British gun trade was done as outwork. Hence an engraver's style of dog's head might appear on a Greener, W. & C. Scott, or other "brand" of gun turned out in the gun quarter. The good news is it's a convincing dog. Even looks like a dog.