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JOHN DICKSON & SON
A FINE 10-BORE (2 5/8IN.) 1868 PATENT ROTARY-UNDERLEVER DOUBLE-BARRELLED HAMMERGUN, serial no. 3179,
32in. nitro reproved bold damascus barrels, rib engraved 'JOHN DICKSON & SON. 63 PRINCES STREET. EDINBURGH', 2 5/8in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in both, incorporating J. Erskine patent barrel lumps, patent no. 1261 of April 17th 1868, use number 179, carved percussion fences, non-rebounding back-action locks, fine beaded border and acanthus scroll engraving, retaining some original colour-hardening, 14 1/2in. well-figured stock including skeletal steel buttplate, weight 8lb. 2oz.
Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed on the 28th April 1873 for James Cheape of Strathtyrum, St. Andrews
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Estimate £3,000-5,000
Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament