Good evening all. I was cleaning up my office this evening and I came across a letter I received last year from Graham Greener regarding my W. W. Greener F35 Serial 56905.
According to Mr. Greener, work on the shotgun started on 9-29-1908 and was completed on 01-31-1912. It was made for stock and the original owner was not recorded, so it was probably sold through their London establishment. The craftsmen who worked on the gun were:
Jointer - Lee
Locks - Tomkins
Stocker - Sayer
Finisher - Lowe
Shooting - Smith
Smoother - Luckett
Polisher - Jones
Engravers - Maddox (name, address, etc. on locks and top rib / Bate (fine scrolls)
Blacker - Starkey
Freer - Luckett
I don't know what a "freer" does. Although, I don't know who the original owner of the gun was, it is neat to know the names of the people who applied their trade and skills on the gun. It somehow connects it more with its 110-year history and it I think it adds to the "personality" of the gun.
Has any of the above craftsmen worked on any of your guns?
BillK
