This massive hunting rifle was sold on July 14, 1859, per p. 240 of "John Dickson & Son: The Round Action Gunmaker" by Donald Dallas and features an octagonal Damascus barrel with four-groove rifling, matted top flat, beaded blade front sight, three-leaf rear sight with gold sight lines graduated out to 200 yards, "JOHN DICKSON & SON" signed on the upper left flat, "63 PRINCES STREET EDINBURGH" on the upper right flat, scroll engraved breech plug with platinum plug, engraved standing breech, flat lock signed "JOHN DICKSON & SON" with scroll engraving and sliding safety ahead of the hammer, checkered trigger, running stag scene engraved on the trigger guard bow, standing stag scenes on the heel tang and patchbox lid, dark horn forend cap, silver reinforcement plates on the stock, silver oval wrist escutcheon, inlet for the shield shaped escutcheon on the bottom ahead of the sling stud, sling eye on the second ramrod pipe, wood ramrod with horn handle, checkered wrist and forend, oval cheekpiece, and checkered buttplate. Acquired from W. Keith Neal in February 1963. Provenance: The W. Keith Neal Collection; The Norman R. Blank Collection

Good with fading original brown finish and Damascus patterns along the barrel mixed with smooth gray and brown patina, dark aged patina on the silver, 60% original blue on the trigger guard silver-gray patina on the lock and balance of the mounts, detached stock escutcheon, some cracks, scrapes, and stains on the wood; distinct checkering and engraving, and moderate overall wear. Mechanically fine.