CaptC Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 My old colonel friend (whose knowledge of English guns is unparalled) is looking for a Greener GP trap gun - apparently they were made for the US market - Anyone have one for sale please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprucey Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 29 minutes ago, CaptC said: My old colonel friend (whose knowledge of English guns is unparalled) is looking for a Greener GP trap gun - apparently they were made for the US market - Anyone have one for sale please? Hi Capt. I have a Greener Police Gun if of any interest to your friend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptC Posted March 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 Thank you - I told him about the Police Gun and he shouted NO!! TRAP gun!! I have never seen one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Merkel Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 One of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptC Posted March 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 That's the one! Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 2 hours ago, CaptC said: My old colonel friend (whose knowledge of English guns is unparalled) is looking for a Greener GP trap gun - apparently they were made for the US market - Anyone have one for sale please? I think the last one I saw advertised for sale was by Mick's Guns down Dartford way. Nice bloke, Mick Shepherd, I bought a rifle from him maybe eight plus years ago. His website is here: https://micksguns.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptC Posted March 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 6 minutes ago, enfieldspares said: I think the last one I saw advertised for sale was by Mick's Guns down Dartford way. Nice bloke, Mick Shepherd, I bought a rifle from him maybe eight plus years ago. His website is here: https://micksguns.com/ Many thanks - I will pass on the link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 Haven't seen one in years ,but I remember them being made . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptC Posted March 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 33 minutes ago, Gunman said: Haven't seen one in years ,but I remember them being made . I've had a few GP's including one with an adjustable choke but never seen a trap version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 Pretty sure there was one in the classifieds a few years ago,the seller kept lowering the price but I didn`t watch to see what happened to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterHenry Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 I saw one once - it also had interchangeable chokes from memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptC Posted March 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 Looks like the chance of finding a trap gun is very minimal. Thank you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 2 hours ago, PeterHenry said: I saw one once - it also had interchangeable chokes from memory. Greener also did a similar looking version of the GP at the front end with a muzzle brake and two screw in chokes. The spare when not in use screwing into the front of the longer forend these has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptC Posted March 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 That’s the one I had. Paid £25 for it in the 70’s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 9 hours ago, enfieldspares said: Greener also did a similar looking version of the GP at the front end with a muzzle brake and two screw in chokes. The spare when not in use screwing into the front of the longer forend these has. Had the job of clearing out a lot of old Greener stuff at Webley's around 1971 .There were some of these chokes and the fittings . I didn't take to much notice other than thinking it was an earlier version of the type of chokes used by Breda . Cant really remember but it did not appeared to be a muzzle break but along similar lines to a Cutt's Compensator. Like so many experimental or forgotten add on chokes they never caught on . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 On 30/03/2023 at 16:24, CaptC said: My old colonel friend (whose knowledge of English guns is unparalled) is looking for a Greener GP trap gun - apparently they were made for the US market - Anyone have one for sale please? I think this is what he is looking for as the top photo without a rib and second one with a ventilated rib. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptC Posted March 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 Thanks. I spoke to my friend today and he thinks that the solution (however stupid) is to convert a standard gun and have the stock altered. For that sort of money his friend could buy a good one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 (edited) 11 hours ago, Gunman said: Had the job of clearing out a lot of old Greener stuff at Webley's around 1971 .There were some of these chokes and the fittings . I didn't take to much notice other than thinking it was an earlier version of the type of chokes used by Breda . Cant really remember but it did not appeared to be a muzzle break but along similar lines to a Cutt's Compensator. Like so many experimental or forgotten add on chokes they never caught on . Yes. It wasn't, as you say, a muzzle brake as such. I just used that to try and give an idea of what the like looked like. I agree that in fact it was more like a Cutt's and had Cutt's style slots of the upper part yet the screw in chokes were "solid" and had no corresponding slots. When I first say one I do admit I thought that the thing somehow had an under barrel magazine tube! For from distance that is what it looked like! I did briefly own one yet found the changeable choke ability a disadvantage as you couldn't then "aim" the gun with slug like a rifle. It was just easier to get a standard GP and have the choke taken out to 1/4 in the standard barrel. Which I did. So the Multichoke GP got sold. It was an answer to a problem that wasn't really needed I guess. I remember that the chokes were marked with their "sizes". Here's someone's listing on Gunwatch: https://www.gunwatch.co.uk/guns/6565-Greener-W-W-GP-Multi-Choke-for-sale Edited March 31, 2023 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptC Posted March 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 According to my knowledgeable chum, the chokes were made from the razor blade steel and were very fragile? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 Just found my old Webley & Scott catalogue from the 70`s Attached are some pics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptC Posted March 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 Note the cocking lever is extended? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted April 1, 2023 Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 10 hours ago, CaptC said: Note the cocking lever is extended? Actually it wasent extended it was the same lever but just bent differently so rather than the U shape it ran along the grip They were made in a small numbers as they were aimed mainly at the US market but never really caught on . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgan Posted April 1, 2023 Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 (edited) Were any made with pistol grip stocks that were not trap guns. The ones I have seen and owned all had straight hand stocks. Did they do some long barrelled wildfowling versions or am I confusing the GP with the Marlin bolt action. One of the famous American shots came to britain, used the Greener GP and wrote enthusiastically about it. Edited April 1, 2023 by morgan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fracture7 Posted April 12, 2023 Report Share Posted April 12, 2023 I have a 3 Greener trap guns 1 ventilated rib 1 solid rib(very nice stock) and 1 ribless if I can work out will put up some photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptC Posted April 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2023 Thank you - Looking forwaed to the pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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