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Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Feb 27th, 2013
I have lots of dream doubles, One of them is an original W.W. Greener G-gun. When I saw the one shown here on Griffin & Howe’s website, my heart jumped. Greener’s Self-Acting Ejector shotguns were some of the finest side-by-sides to ever come out of the UK. This 12 gauge G-60 Royal grade was made [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Feb 5th, 2013
Over the last 184 years, the firm of W.W. Greener has made thousands of guns. Most of the ones we say today are shotguns like this and Martini rifles like this. What we don’t see a lot of are W.W. Greener double rifles, especially ones as nice and crisp as this .400/.360. This Greener looks [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Nov 22nd, 2012
“What’s it worth?” That’s the question I get all the time. It’s also the question I’m always asking myself. To come up with an answer, I pull together an estimate based on historical prices and what I’m seeing in the market. But this is just a guess. If you really want to know what your [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Nov 8th, 2012
W.W. Greener made a lot of beautiful side-by-side shotguns, including this little 16 gauge. But this double has a secret. Take a look and see if you can spot it. The secret: sleeved barrels. See the seam in the pic above? That’s what give the sleeving job away. Sleeving isn’t a bad thing. Done right, [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on May 25th, 2012
Good guns are where you find, and you never know where a nice side-by-side will pop up. Just check out these double rifles coming up at this little auction in Kuna, ID. BTW: You can get great deals at little auctions like this. You can also get very burned. Be sure you have these guns [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Apr 13th, 2012
If you’ve have cash to spend, now’s a great time to be looking for a double barrel shotgun. There are more fine side-by-sides and over-unders on the market right now than ever before. Of these, this W.W. Greener 28 gauge, best quality side by side is on of the very best. Even though W.W. Greener built [...]
Posted in ENJOYING BOTH on Dec 25th, 2011
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone out there. I hope you’re having a good time and the cheer is spreading. I wish great health and even better luck in 2012. Here at Dogs & Doubles were getting ready to do some upland hunting. I should be in central Maine for the next few days, [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Nov 20th, 2011
In the last 182 years, W.W. Greener has made thousands of double barrel shotguns. May of these shotguns have made there way into the US. The ones you usually are boxlocks like this FH 70, this 12 gauge Empire. Sidelocks like this are less common, but you do see them (that one was converted to a straight [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Sep 23rd, 2011
A W.W. Greener with a straight grip and a top safety is one of the double-barrel shotguns on my current want list. Nice Greeners are pretty easy to find. Greener made tons of guns, and many of them were imported into the US. Right now, there are at least a half dozen nice ones on [...]
