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John Dickson & Son – Falling Block .500 BPE -1879, BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH SCROLL, vintage firearms
Guns International #: 103542916 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Dickson & Son (John) Shotguns - Single Shot Rifles - English
Seller's Information
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Seller: Vintage Firearms, Inc
Company: Vintage Firearms, Inc.
Member Since: 5/19/07
First Name: Ron
Last Name: Cook
State: Michigan
Zip: 49546
Country: United States
Phone: (616) 608-4337
Phone2: (616) 730-8387
Fax: (616) 608-4701
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 278
Total Number of Listings: 6529
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: credit card, check, certified funds, wire transfer (Advertised price represents the 3.5% cash discount price. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3.5% higher cost.)
Description:
General Specs: John Dickson & Son , 1879, .500 Black Powder Express, 7lbs. 5oz., LOP 14 3/8"
Serial Number: 3530
John Dickson & Son built this beautiful rifle in the falling block design. Dickson was known for quality barrel work, and you can see it in this instance with the integral top rib, dovetail mounted V-notch flip up express rear sight, and dovetail mounted front post. The bore rates 9.5 out of 10, with strong rifling. On the top of the breech is engraved “Henry’s Patent A No 84”. The falling block is nitre blued, with a notable mark into the steel. In various spots, behind the hammer, inside the trigger guard, and behind the underlever you can see the beautiful case color in vibrant variation; on the rest of the receiver the case color has turned to a rich, deep colored patina. My favorite detail of this gun is the intricate scroll engraving in the top tang, beautifully executed. The shows light handling marks, more significant near the forend, but overall a handsome oil finish on a pretty piece of wood with nice checkering and very good wood to metal fit. On the underside of the stock you’ll find a stud for a sash style rifle sling, an empty oval inlay ready for your initials, and an attractive horn grip cap with engraved screw. The buttstock terminates in a metal buttplate with a widows peak nib, featuring scroll work near the top for decoration and cut checkering for grip. There are nitro loads available for these cartridges, if black powder isn’t attractive to you. Ready for its next safari, or as a featured piece in a collection of fine arms, this handsome rifle in the venerable .500 Black Powder Express is here for your consideration. Please enjoy the photos and detailed specs. Also of note; this gun has a “Little Brother” available as well – a Alexander Henry .360 BPE weighing just 4lbs. 12oz. in an almost identical format. They would be quite the pair as an addition to any collection.
Barrels
Barrel Length: 28 1/2"
Bores: mirror 9.5/10
% Blue: 98%
Capacity: 1
Ribs: integral
Sights: Front post, rear V notch
Action
Action: falling block
Receiver Condition: 90% factory
Screws: very good
Engraving: crisp, fine scroll
Trigger Type: single-crisp
Trigger Guard Color: 60% Case Color
Stock
Type: capped pistol grip/field forend
LOP: 14 3/8"
LOP To End Of Wood: 14 1/4"
Checkering Condition: very good
Butt Treatment: metal plate with nib
INQUIRIES
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on long guns. If it is a “VFI Certified” gun there is a 90 day mechanical warranty. Call or email us for more details or questions. Thanks! Vintage Firearms.
Payment and Shipping
Ways to Pay: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3.5% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3.5% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax Collected: FL, MI, PA
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $180.00 within continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK.
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes. C&R licenses accepted for shipping C&R eligible guns
Other
Terms of Purchase: Check your local and state laws before purchasing. It is the buyer’s responsibility to confirm his/her right to own the firearm or any item before purchasing.
PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. View all listings and our full inventory of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. Thanks for looking! We employ full time gunsmiths on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs “tweaked”, let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns “as found” and others want them “just so”. We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.
Price: $7,250.00
Rifle Caliber: .500/450 No 1 Black Powder Express