Rarity is not a factor in your not finding much information. Your gun is either fairly well preserved or has been freshened up. Many of the readers on this site own Greeners but mostly breechloaders.
No offense...but you must be referring to WW Greener guns which seem to be plentiful....I challenge you to do a web search right now and tell me how many W.Greener guns you find. If you find a bunch...please let me know where so I can take a look. There are a fair amount of references to William Greener himself and his various methods of gunmaking and inventions...but very few actual guns and images...etc. I do think it is cool that when this gun was made in 1856...it was during this period that he was also making guns for Prince Albert. I can inspect it myself and tell that it is safe to shoot....though I never have....I told you doubleguns just aren't my thing....but, I have thought about it...I may just put a light load through it at some point...It would be cool to take a ruffed grouse with it. Oh well....if nobody wants to trade for it....I don't mind hanging onto it. I have heard that Greeners book is good...but figured that it was mostly his thoughts on gun manufacturing and very little about his guns in general. I've thought about buying "the Greener Story" but I figured it was mostly about WW Greener guns and beyond....which I don't really care about. Thanks for all your comments....if you have any more thoughts please let me know. Even better...if you own a W. Greener...I'd love to see some pics.
Both Greeners' books are excellent. I was especially impressed by the treatment of twist barrel patterns in "Pappy's" book.
By all means, if the gun is safe, shoot it. You might very well find that you will be shooting it a lot. M/l SxSs can be like that. The cross-eyed old gals are addictive! V.M. Starr notes that his "modern guns" got dusty because he only seemed to go out with his "front feeders". The gun seems to be in a fine "user-grade" condition. I suggest that you read Starr's little book, purchase the necessary equipment like new nipples, a nipple wrench, shot and powder containers, and a range rod, along with the necessary ammunitionn components, and then go out and get the gun and yourself smoky and stinky the way God intended. I am convinced that you will be glad that you did.
