Product Details
JOHN DICKSON & SON
A LIGHTWEIGHT 12-BORE 1887 PATENT 'ROUND-ACTION' TRIGGERPLATE-ACTION EJECTOR, serial no. 7154,
for 1928, 29in. nitro barrels, the 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 3/4 choke, Dickson patent round-action incorporating patents 9399 and 10621 of 1887, use number 1671, the toplever gold-inlaid '2', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, the underside gold-inlaid 'DICKSON'S PATENT', retaining very slight traces of original colour-hardening, 15 3/8in. stock, pinned at head and including 1 1/4in. wooden extension, weight 6lb. 4oz.
Provenance: The gun is listed in the makers records as having been built as No.2 of a pair with 29in. barrels and sold on the 25th August 1928
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Estimate £2,500-3,500
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act