Product Details
JOHN DICKSON & SON
A 12-BORE 1887 PATENT 'ROUND-ACTION' TRIGGERPLATE-ACTION EJECTOR, serial no. 5542,
circa 1903, 27in. replacement nitro barrels, rib engraved 'JOHN DICKSON & SON. GUNMAKERS. 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 1035, toplever engraved '2', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, 16 1/2in. figured stock including 2in. wooden extension, weight 6lb. 10oz., in its leather case
Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that gun No. 5542 was delivered in August 1903 as a Best Patent Hammerless Ejector gun with 29in barrels and was a No. 2 of a pair.
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Estimate £3,000-5,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act