A uniquely Scottish Best gun
It is interesting, on the relatively small island of Great Britain, how many different styles have evolved over the centuries in art, architecture, furniture, fashion and so on. Gun design is no exception, with various patterns developed over the length and breadth of the land: the London sidelock, the Birmingham boxlock, the Scottish round action…
The Scottish round action gun made its appearance in 1879 and, since that date, has been built exclusively by three Scottish makers: James MacNaughton of Edinburgh; John Dickson & Son of Edinburgh; and David McKay Brown of Bothwell near Glasgow. It is an action unique to Scotland, not copied by others, and it is heartening to find that all three of these makers still make round action guns today, such is the esteem in which the design is held.
A round action is a gun whereby the action is completely rounded to create a handsome, lightweight gun with a beautiful curve to the metal. The action can be rounded like this as, unlike with most other gun designs, the mechanism is not contained within the action of the gun but situated above the triggers and known as a
