Tamid,
Your gun was made in 1924, a year that marks something of a surge in Needham production with over 700 being produced by Greener.
If you Google Vintage Gun Journal (Diggory Hadoke’s online monthly publication) and enter Needham in the search bar you will find a February 2022 article “Needhams and Feral Cats”.
The author has and illustrates Challenger 1, 2 and 3. Your Challenger 3 appears to be the best grade, the 1 being a plain gun with no top extension.
It is interesting that he was able to find all 3 grades quite quickly in Australia. This suggests a strong demand for Needham branded guns in Australia. This may explain why Greener felt it worthwhile to keep them in production until 1941.
My mid-1930’s Greener “Fine Guns” catalogue does not show any Needham guns. I suspect they issued a separate one for Needham guns.
Last edited by Parabola; 09/08/22 05:37 AM.
