*VERY FINE JOHN DICKSON ROUND ACTION EJECTOR LIGHT GAME GUN WITH CASE.

*VERY FINE JOHN DICKSON ROUND ACTION EJECTOR LIGHT GAME GUN WITH CASE. SN 07341. (1940) Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. This lightweight iconic shotgun finished at the beginning of WWII, has 27″ chopper lump Vickers steel bbls. Narrow, concave game rib is engraved “John Dickson & Son. 32. Hanover Street. Edinburgh”. Bbl flats are stamped with London nitro proofs for 1-1/4 oz of shot, “2-3/4″”, with SN and “J. D & S”. Bottoms of bbls are stamped with steel information and “Choke”. Traditionally filed, small lightweight round trigger plate action features automatic safety (SAFE inlaid in gold), automatic ejectors, third fastener, and double triggers. “Dickson’s Patent” is inlaid in gold on trigger plate. Patent use number “1795” is stamped on water table. Action is engraved with very nicely cut small classic shaded scroll with rose bouquet highlights. This theme continues through trigger guard, the tang of which is let into rear of trigger plate, in typical Dickson fashion. SN is at grip. Beautifully fiddle figured and lightly streaked European walnut buttstock measures 14-3/8″ over checkered wood butt, and features diamond hand, standard point pattern checkering with mullered borders, and silver oval on toe line engraved with initials “W. H. C – K”. Matching splinter forend has Anson release. Bore diameter: left -.732, right -.729. Bore restrictions: left -.016, right -.010. Wall thickness: left -.020, right -.024. Drop at heel: 2″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 5 lbs. 12 oz, LOP 14-3/8″. Makers high quality leather case with riveted leather corners, has same initials as on gun, and is lined with green velvet, with paper Dickson label in lid. Compartments contain “W W . G” marked turnscrew, 2-pc beech and brass cleaning rod with mop and Turk’s head, case straps, Dickson & Son marked square oil bottle, a small leather wallet with spare strikers and rifle front sight, and a key. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain 85 – 90% orig blue, with numerous minor marks, and thinning at normal carrying area. There are a number of deeper marks on top of left bbl, about a foot back from the muzzle. Action retains about 50% of its orig case hardening color, silvered at bottom, and at fences from normal hand wear. Trigger guard and top lever retain a considerable amount of their orig bright blue. Guard tang has silvered considerably. `Wood retains what appears to be its orig finish, with some oil having been added, as maintenance over the years. Checkering is slightly worn at grip, borders re-run. Checkering of forend re-cut, with some overruns and lost lines. There is a fairly deep but small dent on right edge of forend, about 2″ in front of action. Bores are excellent, bright and shiny. Action is tight. Bbls are on face. Ejectors are in time. Case leather has some considerable scuffing. Corners appear to be later additions. Handle is a later replacement. Interior cloth is fine, with rubs from contact with gun, and has some patches where corner rivets were covered. Accessories are fine. An excellent lightweight example of this desirable, and highly regarded shotgun. 4-46062 MGM20 (17,500-22,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	2392	$18,975.00	VERY FINE JOHN DICKSON ROUND ACTION EJECTOR LIGHT GAME GUN WITH CASE. SN 07341. (1940) Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. This lightweight iconic shotgun finished at the beginning of WWII, has 27″ chopper lump Vickers steel bbls. Narrow, concave game rib is engraved “John Dickson & Son. 32. Hanover Street. Edinburgh”. Bbl flats are stamped with London nitro proofs for 1-1/4 oz of shot, “2-3/4″”, with SN and “J. D & S”. Bottoms of bbls are stamped with steel information and “Choke”. Traditionally filed, small lightweight round trigger plate action features automatic safety (SAFE inlaid in gold), automatic ejectors, third fastener, and double triggers. “Dickson’s Patent” is inlaid in gold on trigger plate. Patent use number “1795” is stamped on water table. Action is engraved with very nicely cut small classic shaded scroll with rose bouquet highlights. This theme continues through trigger guard, the tang of which is let into rear of trigger plate, in typical Dickson fashion. SN is at grip. Beautifully fiddle figured and lightly streaked European walnut buttstock measures 14-3/8″ over checkered wood butt, and features diamond hand, standard point pattern checkering with mullered borders, and silver oval on toe line engraved with initials “W. H. C – K”. Matching splinter forend has Anson release. Bore diameter: left -.732, right -.729. Bore restrictions: left -.016, right -.010. Wall thickness: left -.020, right -.024. Drop at heel: 2″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 5 lbs. 12 oz, LOP 14-3/8″. Makers high quality leather case with riveted leather corners, has same initials as on gun, and is lined with green velvet, with paper Dickson label in lid. Compartments contain “W W . G” marked turnscrew, 2-pc beech and brass cleaning rod with mop and Turk’s head, case straps, Dickson & Son marked square oil bottle, a small leather wallet with spare strikers and rifle front sight, and a key. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain 85 – 90% orig blue, with numerous minor marks, and thinning at normal carrying area. There are a number of deeper marks on top of left bbl, about a foot back from the muzzle. Action retains about 50% of its orig case hardening color, silvered at bottom, and at fences from normal hand wear. Trigger guard and top lever retain a considerable amount of their orig bright blue. Guard tang has silvered considerably. `Wood retains what appears to be its orig finish, with some oil having been added, as maintenance over the years. Checkering is slightly worn at grip, borders re-run. Checkering of forend re-cut, with some overruns and lost lines. There is a fairly deep but small dent on right edge of forend, about 2″ in front of action. Bores are excellent, bright and shiny. Action is tight. Bbls are on face. Ejectors are in time. Case leather has some considerable scuffing. Corners appear to be later additions. Handle is a later replacement. Interior cloth is fine, with rubs from contact with gun, and has some patches where corner rivets were covered. Accessories are fine. An excellent lightweight example of this desirable, and highly regarded shotgun. 4-46062 MGM20 (17,500-22,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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