With all of the interest in new Dickinsons, I thought this might be appropriate as all of these guns below are offered from the same maker.

Turkey doesn't exactly have the best reputation for quality guns but they are up and coming. A company by the name of AKUS is leading the way. This gun maker has contracted with several larger companies to produce guns under each company's own name. They built the Hatfield "London" sidelock. They built the Elite lineup of SXSs and O/Us for Smith & Wesson. They built the Marias (O/U) and Valier (SXS) sidelocks for Kimber. And now they are building sidelocks for Webley & Scott.

These guns are not your typical Turkish doubles.

The sidelock SXSs are built on a 7-pin Holland & Holland sidelock style action.... with ejector or extractors. They are stocked with grade 3 Turkish Walnut (with the option to upgrade to GRADE 4 or 5). They are oil-finished and hand-checkered to 24 lines per inch. Full checkered butts come standard. The actions have bone-charcoal case hardening giving them beauitul colors. The internals are nicely polished and attractive. Scroll engraving is at 25% coverage. These guns are also available with rounded actions. These were first brought in as the Hatfield "London", then Kimber "Valier", and now as the Webley & Scott "3000".


The over/unders are back-action sidelocks. Not sure of the inspirtation for the design but a review mentioned, along with the AKUS website, H&H... maybe their new Sporter O/U? Regardless, the O/U is available in game and clay versions. This was first offered as the Kimber Marias and now offered as the Webley & Scott 3000.

The boxlock SXS is not your typical Anson & Deeley action but is a rounded trigger plate action (according to one review, it was designed by an engineer from Kimber... apparently they had a deal with AKUS to build the boxlock, but it fell through and S&W picked up where they left off... who knows?). This gun was first brought in as the S&W Elite and now as the Dickinsons.

The options are all bespoke and nearly endless: engraving, wood grade, grip and forend, stock dimensions, barrel lengths and chambers, triggers, chokes (fixed or thinwalled), weight, ribs, and finish types for both metal and wood.

Here you can view a new catalog of all the guns (and options) now being offered from Akus

http://www.akus.com.tr/huglu-Av-Tufekleri/ing/products.asp



These were the prices emailed to me from Commando Arms who is the main distributor for AKUS in Europe.

"Prestige" SXS Sidelock 20 or 16ga_____Ejector - $2249_____Extractor - $1999




Grade 10 SXS (didn't get this price)


"Prestige II" O/U 20ga Sidelock Ejector - $2799


Grade 10 O/U (didnt get this price either)






"Elite" SXS Boxlock 12,16,20ga_____Ejector - $999_____ Extractor $829_____