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What's This?
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:42 am
by 25Pdr
I've no idea..............
Re: What's This?
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:51 am
by ovenpaa
S/S/S maybe?
Re: What's This?
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:54 am
by Robin128
Holland and Holland and Holland?
:)
Re: What's This?
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:03 pm
by 25Pdr
Is that the best you two can do? :lol:
I'll bet Dromia will know.............He's probably got a pair under his bed. :lol:
Re: What's This?
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:21 pm
by Dangermouse
It reminds me of those firearms used by sailor types to ward off aggressors / pirates.
I wonder how the triggers work?
DM
Re: What's This?
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 4:04 pm
by Convict_keeper
Dangermouse wrote:It reminds me of those firearms used by sailor types to ward off aggressors / pirates.
I wonder how the triggers work?
DM
I would put my money on you pulling it :lol:
CK
Re: What's This?
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:04 am
by dromia
It is a side by side by side.
There was one doing the rounds a few year ago, can't remember where I saw it probably an auction catalogue, think it was by a Scottish gun maker.
It is unusual having all three barrels in the horizontal plane as they are more commonly stacked triangularly like drilings. Whatever it is it wouldn't have been a cheap gun and would no doubt be worth a pretty penny today.
Bore? Might be a 16 as I assume they would want to do anything to keep the weight down to keep handiness without loosing too much shot weight but hard to tell from the photo.
Its a sidelever action by the looks of it.
Lovely gun but it does feel as though you've had few nippy sweeties when you look at it. :shock:
Not sure I'd want to pay whatever its worth now for a curiosity gun.
Re: What's This?
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 11:32 am
by Robin128
Edwinson Green, Westley Richards, Boss, Dickson are all three barrel guns that were made and sold, in small numbers. This may be a 20 bore Dickson. Most had a single trigger for the first two barrels and a separate trigger for the third. The Dickson round action patent was originally conceived for a three barrel gun.
Re: What's This?
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 9:08 pm
by Polchraine
That is definitely (99% sure) a Dickson Round Action in 16 gauge - 28" barrels and fitted with ejectors and if I remember three triggers (two articulated). It was built in the 1890s and I have actually handled it.
Re: What's This?
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:17 pm
by TobyH
I think its called cheating!
I love to see these weird and wonderful designs. There always seems to be someone that will push the limits (or in some cases crash right through!!)