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Well sure it has. It looks to my eyes that it’s been done right. The gun being redone surely doesn’t detract from the value at all to me. The finishes on this Dickson are very well done.
100% original finishes on a 100+ year old Brit gun…..pretty rare thing.

I wouldn’t kick a properly refreshed British gun out of my gun cabinet.

Just be careful buying a gun by the pictures. It appears to be nicely redone, but the barrels are a little thin


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Ken

Your gunsmith is wise. He uses the exact same words that the late Jack Rowe, Birmingham gunmaker used in all his lectures on British guns. Look at this example that your gunsmith would tell you to buy as what needs to be done is the buttstock which you could have the famous gunstock painting artist here in America fix for you (for less than $1,000.00) or you could have a new buttstock made for 4-5 thousand dollars by the renown Birmingham stocker Malcolm Cruxton before it is sent to you.

Graham Mackinlay who sells more Dickson round actions than any gun firm in the UK and always has round action bargains listed. My guess is this gun can be purchased for £6.000.00 ($7.260.00)

Here you have a gun that has much desired 29 inch barrels with exceptional bore condition and acceptable .022" wall thickness that with careful use will last for when your grandson is shooting birds. The engraving looks like it was done yesterday and the guns internals are perfect.

https://www.gmackinlay.com/product/12g-round-action-by-john-dickson-son-29-x-2-1-2-barrels/

What did your H&H barrel man find wrong with it, Steve?
I notice the CSMC ad doesn’t give very specific measurements, etc ( obviously if I was seriously interested in buying the gun I’d have all of the details confirmed before going into negotiations)

Out of curiosity I’d just like to know what’s hidden beneath the pretty finishes.

The barrels had numerous issues, when he told me to run I stopped asking questions.

I think doing business with company that won't let it be looked over by a gunsmith or return a gun that had problems should be discouraged .I understand how auctions work but you can hire local gunsmith to look at your prospective buy, the gun the op has seems to need a gunsmith fix the barrels I would love a Dixon even one that needed sorting.

I looked at that gun. It has a non standard ejector system and just seemed a little off. I may be wrong but my sense is CSMC doesn't budge much on $

I have gotten Galazan's to come down $500 on a $6500 gun. I think that may be built in.

Back to my Dickson. It was made in 1888 and weighed 6 lb 6 oz. They generously offered to make a new set of barrels for a mere 17,000 pounds. I think I'll pass.

The gun is off next week to a smith to see about the fit of the barrels. Once that is sorted, I'll address the bores, as those barrels are very thick. .138 at chamber end, and nothing thinner than .060 anywhere. It's probably cheaper to thin from the inside than from the outside as long as the dimensions aren't too drastic.