Fine Modern & Antique Arms - March 2023 : Sale A0323 Lot 1755
JOHN DICKSON & SON A 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 6780,

Product Details

JOHN DICKSON & SON
A 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 6780,
for 1920, 29in. nitro barrels, the rib engraved 'JOHN DICKSON & SON. 63 PRINCES STREET EDINBURGH', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 3/4 choke, treble-grip action with hidden third bite, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, best bold acanthus scroll engraving with matt shading, the makers name in scrolling banners to the sides, retaining much colour-hardening and finish, 15 5/8in. well-figured stock including 1 1/4in. wooden extension, bolstered fore-end, weight 6lb. 12oz., in its brass-cornered oak and leather case

Provenance: The makers records list the gun as being made as a 12-bore hammerless ejector, A&D action with 29in. barrels. It was sold on the 19th January 1920



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Estimate £800-1,200

S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act