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Base of the case was roughly same as standard 12 gauge case, but toward the forward end of the shell it has reduced diameter equivalent to 14 gauge shell size. This gun used proprietary ammunition with bottlenecked case made of brass, with thick rim. To made commercial ammunition completely unusable, Greener responded with improved design, Greener police gun mark III. However, it was soon discovered that criminals, who managed to get hold on Greener guns, used standard 16 gauge shells, tightly wrapped into paper or tape to fire from Greener guns. Greener police gun mark I appeared in around 1921, and tens of thousands were delivered to organisations like Egyptean colonial police etc.
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This new gun fired proprietary 14 gauge shells, loaded with shot, and featured very rugged wooden full stock with steel nose cap and buttplate, so it can be safely and routinely used not only as a gun, but also as a club, banging doors and occasional hot heads in the course of upkeeping the law and order. Greener, who developed a single-shot shotgun, based on the long-obsolete but rugged Martiny single-shot action. This request was fullfilled by famous British gunmaker W.W. This was requested to made illegal use of guns, stolen or taken away from police more complicated for criminals. Another request was that the gun should use proprietary ammunition, not available through commercial channels. Story of the Greener police gun began shortly after the WW1, when British colonial police forces requested a weapon, suitable for riot control and prison guard duty.
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Despite its obsolete design (which traces its roots as far back as 1860s) Greener police gun can be still encountered in hands of police officers in some more remote parts of the world, mostly in Asia and Africa. The Greener police shotgun is one of most unusual fighting shotguns which were employed by law enforcement organizations throughout former British empire. Special 14 gauge shot shell for Greener police gun Mark III Diagram of the Greener-improved Martiny action, as used in Greener police guns