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2 unusual facts about Joseph Manton


Joseph Manton

His workforce included: James Purdey (who went on to found Purdey's), Thomas Boss, Joseph Lang, William Greener and Charles Lancaster.

Joseph was also a sports shooter in his own right and a friend of Colonel Peter Hawker.


W. W. Greener

The history of W.W. Greener begins in 1829, when William Greener, who had been working in London for Manton, a prominent gun maker, returned to his hometown of Newcastle and founded the W. Greener company.


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