Product Details
JOHN DICKSON & SON
A 12-BORE 1887 PATENT 'ROUND ACTION' TRIGGERPLATE-ACTION EJECTOR, serial no. 7557,
27in. nitro reproved barrels, rib engraved 'JOHN DICKSON & SON. (INCORPORATING MORTIMER & SON). EDINBURGH.', wall thicknesses around 20, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and full choke, Dickson patent round-action incorporating patents 9399 and 10621 of 1887, use number 1895, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, best bouquet and scroll engraving, the underside gold-inlaid 'DICKSONS PATENT', retaining slight traces of original colour-hardening and finish, 14 5/8in. well-figured stock, fore-end with gold inlays, weight 6lb. 4oz., right hand cocking / firing / ejector mechanism at fault, in a lightweight leather case with Dickson trade label. The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed on 27th September 1950 at a cost of £270
Estimate £7,000-9,000
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