Description
Item number : UK DIXON BC 1169-2
Origin : England
Style : English Style
Gauge : 16
Suitable for pinfire : Yes
Shell extractor : Fails
Maker : JAMES DIXON & SONS, Sheffield
Markings : “1169”, JAMES DIXON & SONS SHEFFIELD”, “16” on top pressure handle, “G” on the underside of the pressure handle and on various parts.
Apparently a kind of serial number.
Biggest length : 280 mm
Weight : 518 grams
Pressure handle : Steel with ebony grip, shown in the Dixon 1882 catalogue as “No. 7”
Turning handle : Cast iron with ebony grip
Closing cup : Brass
Materials body : Cast iron
Paint : Retains most of its original green paint
Table clamp : Rectangular with two square patches with hand made pins
Screw has round top with 4 sharp pins
Condition : Good
Repairs : None
Remarks :
The No. 7 pressure handle belongs according to the catalogue to tools no 1166, 1169 &c. These tools are however not shown. Look also to UK DIXON BC 1169-1