Main Sale - March 2011 : Sale A1052 Lot 1410 - S2
JOHN DICKSON & SON A 12-BORE 1887 PATENT ROUND-ACTION TRIGGERPLATE-ACTION EJECTOR, serial no. 8002,

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JOHN DICKSON & SON
A 12-BORE 1887 PATENT ROUND-ACTION TRIGGERPLATE-ACTION EJECTOR, serial no. 8002,
27 1/2in. nitro chopperlump barrels, rib engraved 'JOHN DICKSON & SON. 21. FREDERICK STREET. EDINBURGH.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/2 choke, Dickson 1887 patent round-action, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, fully engraved with acanthus scrolls, titanium washed finish, 14 7/8in. highly-figured stock, weight 6lb. 5oz., in its lightweight leather case with accessories

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed on 12th November 1991 as a retirement gift for the Company Chairman of Dickson & MacNaughton, Mr Francis Thyne.
Estimate £7,000-9,000

S2