That side lever was just a redundant safety. I was confused by the use of the term "bolt" until I remembered that stalking rifles with stalking safeties were marked "bolted". I have seen a photo of a Dickson with the side bolting safety lever. The top end of the lever rides in a track on the side of the action and sits in dimples on each end of its travel. The absence of the dimples or the track leads me to speculate that this action never had a lever. It was most likely viewed as more of an annoyance than a safety feature and left off this gun when it was built I feel the same way about Greener side safeties.
Last edited by Vol423; 11/22/23 02:06 AM.
