Product Details
JOHN DICKSON & SON
A 12-BORE 1887 PATENT 'ROUND-ACTION' TRIGGERPLATE-ACTION EJECTOR, serial no. 6334,
for 1911, 29in. nitro barrels, rib engraved 'JOHN DICKSON & SON. 63 PRINCES STREET. EDINBURGH.', and gold-inlaid '2' at the breech end, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/4 choke, right wall thickness below recommended minimum, Dickson patent round-action incorporating patents 9399 and 10621 of 1887, use number 1403, carved foliate fences, the toplever gold-inlaid '2', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, profusely engraved with fine acanthus scrollwork, the makers name in scrolling banners to the sides, bright and blued finish overall, 14 3/8in. well-figured stock (minor crack at hand), weight 6lb. 5oz., in its brass-cornered oak and leather case with gold-embossed Princes Street trade label
Provenance: The makers records confirm that the gun was sold on the 29th August 1911 with 29in. barrels
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Estimate £3,000-5,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act