UK DIXON BC 1204C-1

Item number                           :           UK DIXON BC 1204C-1

Origin                                     :           United Kingdom

Style                                       :           English Style

Gauge                                     :           12

Suitable for pinfire                 :           Yes                                         Stabilizer         :           No

Cartridge pusher                    :           No

Maker                                     :           James Dixon & Sons, Cornish Place, Sheffield

Markings                                :           “1204C”, Dixon’s brand mark, “J.D & S”, and “12” on pressure

handle.

Biggest length                        :           255 mm

Weight                                    :           413 grams

Press handle                           :           No. 6 black painted steel handle with black painted wooden grip

Turning handle                       :           Green painted steel with ebony grip

Closing cup                            :           Internal brass cup

Materials body                       :           Cast iron. Short shell tube is brass inlined.

Paint                                       :           Retains most of its original green paint.

Table clamp                            :           Top is rectangular with rounded end and four lines op sharp hand made

pins.

Top of the screw is round without pins

Condition                               :           Good

Repairs                                   :           None

Remarks                                 :

This is a very non typical Dixon tool. The screw of the table clamp doesn’t have a hole in the grip. An internal closing cup, short shell tube, no cartridge pusher and black painted press handle. Only the press handle and the hand made pins of the table clamp make it believable that this is a Dixon tool.

There is a another Dixon closer with no 1204C. See UK DIXON BC 1204C-2. Same press handle no. 6 different shape.