Description
Item number : UK DIXON BC 1163-3
Origin : United Kingdom
Style : Screw Pressure Mechanism
Gauge : 12
Suitable for pinfire : No
Stabilizer : No
Cartridge pusher : Yes
Maker : James Dixon & Sons
Markings : JAMES DIXON & SONS SHEFFIELD”, and “1163” on the downside of the press handle.
“R&B PATENT No 339” and “12” at the front side of the press handle
Biggest length : 160 mm
Weight : 627 grams
Press handle : Steel lever with ebony grip.
Quality doesn’t show if it has been jappened or hardened.
Turning handle : Steel lever with ebony grip.
Quality doesn’t show if it has been jappened or hardened.
Closing cup : Brass
Materials body : Cast iron body
Paint : Retains most of its original green paint. But worn.
Table clamp : Steel screw has square top with 4 sharp pins.
Top rectangular with handmade sharp pins
Condition : Good
Repairs : None
Remarks :
See Baker 2014 page 84
The press handle shows that it is R&B Patent no 339. But the patent was no 1865 of 1868.
The number 339 is therefore not the patent number but a serial number.