GUN SPRING 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/11/2017
HIGH QUALITY PRUSSIAN CHARLES DALY DIAMOND QUALITY 12 GA GAME GUN.CHARLES DALYDIAMOND GRADE1175812GAMODERN; C&RCal. 12 ga. 28" Excelsior steel bbls. 2-1/2" chambers. Chokes Mod/Full. Full length matted top rib with brass front bead marked "Charles Daly Diamond Quality". Checkered dbl triggers, auto ejectors, auto safety. Round knob pistol grip buttstock checkered in two-point pattern with checkered side panels. Nickel oval in toe. 14" LOP over lined horn buttplate. Splinter forearm with engraved Deeley release checkered in three-point pattern with ebony tip. Receiver is near fully scroll engraved with truly outstanding setter on point on bottom of frame pointing four quail in brush on trigger guard, all surrounded by highly detailed scroll engraving. Greener crossbolt, side clips and sculpted action. Weight: 6 lbs. 1 oz. CONDITION: Very good to excellent as found and appears totally untouched. Bbls retain approx 85-90% toned orig blue. Frame retains about half of its orig case color starting to thin on bottom of frame at front, and some color hidden by engraving elsewhere. Buttstock is very good and retains about 70% of orig hand rubbed finish starting to thin on left side at cheek with minor handling marks throughout and nice open pores. Forearm is very good and retains most of its orig finish though there are two areas at the frame where there is wood loss, approx 1/4" x 1/2" though this is a very easy restoration and can be made invisible by many of today's wood restorers. Mechanics are very good, ejectors slightly out of time, brilliant shiny bores. This gun would benefit from a very gentle cleaning. 51603-1 JSL (5,000-7,500)