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Is that a crack in photo one near the action? The wood extension appears thicker in photo three than two. Are they the same stock?
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I don't think it has been buffed, the engraving looks appropriate for a gun of that age. If you post the ser #, I'll tell you when it was made, I am guessing 1890 to 1900. I will warn you once you have one, you will want another.
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I don't think it has been buffed. Maybe it was run through an ultrasonic cleaner, but that is all. I wonder what it's original finish looked like?
Great gun though. I would love to just handle one once, but I've never seen one in real life.
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I should have mentioned, reach out to JP Daeschler, Dir of Dicksons. He is a great guy and as he explained to me because the # of guns is so small he knows most of them. He saved me from buying a worn out gun and gave me a thumbs up on another.
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The action looks brushed to me, not a trace of CC even in protected areas is what I see. Appears to have a very low comb as well. Good looking gun, as Ken says, check wall thickness but that is a great price if it checks out.
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With these types of rare guns it always comes down to barrel condition first. If they are too thin your options are sleeve, shoot very light/low pressure loads or put a set of Brileys in it. Sleeving will change the barrel dynamics’s but make it usable. Social loads will restrict shooting options a bit but that is not a Sporting Clays gun. Briley tubes will make it swing like a fence post. If the barrels are .020 or under, a real chance, I would only buy it if it were sleeved. Just me. I’ve got enough thin walled guns already.
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That gun is very similar to a RA Dickson that I owned for many years. Mine was made and delivered in 1893 and had the same cocking indicators, which disappeared when Dickson modified the design to accommodate overhanging intercepting sears. Mine was originally 29" Damascus barrels, but was rebarreled (by the maker) with 27" chopper lump steel barrels. It was a delight to shoot.
I believe that these Dicksons must have used some type of high nickel-steel alloy for the actions, as most of the ones I see appear to be 'polished' with little or no case colors evident.
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So not all were care color hardened?
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thats a nice gun...
particularly like the scabbed on wood extension to butt stock...a sign of true wood working skill...
instead of a bright red condom, one often sees screwed on to the wood...
Last edited by ed good; 06/30/23 04:41 PM.
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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