Greener "General Purpose" 12ga single barrel shotgun

Greener GP "General Purpose" single barrel 12 gauge Riot Shotgun

Martini action rifles, as many historic firearms enthusiasts will attest, are lots of fun to shoot. There’s something about dropping the lever, feeding a cartridge into the breech, closing it, taking deliberate aim (you have one shot so make it count) and firing. Then the way a spent round ejects from the action when you drop the lever again. It’s all so satisfying and historically appealing at the same time.

But did you know there are Martini action shotguns? Even in the 19th century the Martini action was one of the gold standards for single-shot cartridge rifles. Incredibly strong, versatile, and reliable, the action is also satisfying to operate – drop the lever, load a round, close lever, shoulder gun and fire.

Greener offered a civilian version, chambered for conventional 12ga smokeless 2¾^ shotgun shells. As well as using regular ammunition, the fore-end was much shorter, the barrel longer and the guns lacked the sling swivels found on the police guns. Known as the GP (General Purpose) the gun proved extremely popular, being made from 1922 to 1964 by W.W. Greener.

This model is their General Purpose model, and has had an external 1/4 choke fitted.

A very interesting piece