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Just reading an article that says Steve Davis of Tennessee is the acknowledged Dickson gun expert in the USA. Does anyone have any information of Steve Davis?

JOHN DICKSON & SON
AN EARLY AND RARE SIDELEVER VARIANT 16-BORE 1880 PATENT 'SKELETON' ROUND-ACTION NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 3808,



There is rare and what almost has to be one of a kind. A round action, side lever is very rare. This is a gun from Holt's auction a few years back. Had a through crack at the wrist. Barrels replaced by David Mckay Brown in 1970. So even with a cracked wrist and replacement barrels it still is worth a ton. They made three 16 bore skeleton round actions, from research and this is the only known side lever I was told. Estimate was 3,000-5,000 pounds. Commissioned bids were 8,000 pounds before the floor could bid, I had to say not today, at 14,000 pounds, and it went for 21,000 pounds plus Holt's commissions and government interest. Then you had to deal with the stock. Most likely a restock job. And still somebody got a deal because I doubt that another one will ever come for sale, even if one more exists, and it might because the records can be incomplete.

KyJon,

This article is pretty interesting on the Dickson 16 Dickson. It would be nice to know what the buyer did with this gun.

Ken

I have seen another one just like it in the flesh.
Side lever and all.
I took it to pieces, and put it back together again.
And didn't break anything.....