Product Details
JOHN DICKSON & SON
A 12-BORE 1887 PATENT 'ROUND ACTION' TRIGGERPLATE-ACTION EJECTOR, serial no. 5315,
27 1/2in. replacement nitro chopperlump barrels, rib engraved 'NEW BARRELS BY J. DICKSON & SON. EDINBURGH', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 choke in both, under rib with light damage at loop, Dickson 1887 patent treble-grip triggerplate action, use number 882, toplever gold-inlaid '2', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, profusely engraved with acanthus scrollwork on a matt background, the makers name in a scrolling banner, bright finish, 14 1/4in. replacement stock (slight movement), fore-end wood inlaid with a silver '2', weight 6lb. 6oz., in a damaged leather case with some accessories
Provenance: The makers have kindly informed us that this shotgun was completed as no.2 of a pair with 29in. barrels in July 1901 for Capt. G.M. Bullen-Smith.
Research would indicate that Bullen-Smith enjoyed a long and successful army career spent mainly with The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment. The Edinburgh Gazette recorded in June 1915, when he was a major, that he had been made a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order. By the end of the Great War he had risen to the rank of Brigadier-General.
Estimate £4,000-6,000
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