News from John Dickson & Son - August 2023
August 2023
Vintage Gunners Cup 2023
Vintage Gun Inventory Update
'Holy Grail' 16 Gauge Dickson Sidelever Hammer Gun
Vintage Gunners Cup 2023
We are very pleased to be heading to 'Vintagers' next month for a celebration of the 25th Vintage Gunners World Side-by-Side shotgun Championship and Exhibition.
Hosted by our friends Delaney & Sons, this will be a great gathering of side by side vintage shotgun enthusiasts, and as Dickson's is a sponsor of this event, we will be in attendance with a fine selection of Scottish vintage guns and Dickson accessories for sale.
Dickson's Managing Director, J-P Daeschler, will be in attendance and happy to discuss all things Dickson, MacNaughton, Fraser, Henry, Martin & Mortimer.
A Dickson Owners Club USA gathering will take place on the Friday, a separate invite will go out for that event to members.
We hope to see you in Pennsylvania, it will be a great event and not to be missed!
Vintage Gun Inventory Update
We have just added some really interesting and rare guns to our Vintage Gun Inventory, including:
- John Robertson 20 gauge boxlock ejector - from the man behind the success of Boss & Co.
- J. Dickson & Son 12 gauge 'Purdey Pattern' sidelock ejector - One of ten guns made by Dickson on the Purdey/Beesley self-opening action
- J. Dickson & Son 12 gauge Round-Action gun - Fitted with new barrels with 2 3/4in chambers
- J. Dickson & Son Pair of Round-Action guns - Beautiful 29in Damascus barrels and exquisite condition
We also have a number of interesting Scottish guns currently going through the workshop, including:
- Charles Ingram 12 gauge boxlock ejector - newly reproved barrels with 2 3/4in chambers
- Daniel Fraser 12 gauge boxlock ejector - recently fitted with a very long new stock, excellent steel barrels
- James Crockart 12 gauge boxlock ejector - newly reproved barrels with 2 3/4in chambers
'Holy Grail' 16 Gauge Dickson Sidelever Hammer Gun
We are just completing the renovation of a rare and unique Dickson hammer gun. This gun is the first of only six 16 gauge sidelever hammer guns, and the only single gun (the other five are a pair and a trio), built by Dickson between 1876 and 1883.
This gun was delivered in January 1876, built on a Hodges Patent Action and originally with 30in damascus barrels and a lengthy 16 1/2in stock. We have now sleeved the gun, completed the mandatory re-proof and it also benefits from new 2 3/4in chambers.
The gun was was made for William John Pawson, the High Sheriff of Northumberland, a landed proprietor of Shawdon Hall, near Alnwick in Northumberland. He obviously liked his sidelever guns as he took delivery of a pair of sidelever 20 bore Dickson Round-Actions in 1884.