Product Details
JOHN DICKSON & SON
A 12-BORE 1887 PATENT 'ROUND ACTION' TRIGGERPLATE-ACTION EJECTOR, serial no. 7452,
for 1944, 28in. nitro barrels, rib engraved 'JOHN DICKSON & SON (INCORPORATING MORTIMER & SON) EDINBURGH.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, Dickson patent round-action incorporating patents 9399 and 10621 of 1887, use number 1862, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, the underside gold-inlaid with 'DICKSONS PATENT', 15 1/2in. highly-figured replacement stock (cast on for the left shoulder), weight 6lb. 3oz., together with its original right-handed stock, the gun in its makers brass-cornered oak and leather case
Provenance: The makers ledgers confirm that the gun was sold in 1944 at a cost of £130
Other Notes: The vendor has informed us that the restocking was undertaken by Michael Lingard
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Estimate £5,000-7,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act