GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
FINE, AS FOUND, HIGH ORIGINAL CONDITION, LIGHTWEIGHT, 16 GAUGE LINDNER CHARLES DALY DIAMOND QUALITY EJECTOR SHOTGUN. CHARLES DALY SXS LIGHT WEIGHT 1887 16GA (ca 1896) Cal. 16 ga. 2-1/2" Chambers. 26" Dovetailed steel bbls are engraved "Charles Daly Diamond Quality" on unmatted portion of concave matted game rib. Rear portions of bbls are engraved with 2" triangles of nicely cut scroll and with scroll flanked Witten Excelcior Steel logos. Bbl flats are stamped with German black powder proofs. Bottoms of bbls with steel markings are also stamped with "HAL" crossed pistol logos denoting manufacture by Lindner. Case hardened arched back boxlock action with square crossbolt third fastener also features automatic safety (SAFE inlaid in gold), pin type cocking indicators, side clips, and dbl triggers with checkered finger blades. Fences are nicely filed, and action is engraved with 80% coverage very well cut closed, shaded scroll which surrounds interesting game scene on bottom of the action depicting a trio of game birds, standing in foreground, with another member of the group flying in from background. "CHARLES DALY" is in very small letters at rear circumferences of fences. Case hardened trigger guard has scene of two snipe on bow with SN on tang. Dark marbled and stump figured European walnut round knob pistol grip buttstock measures 14-1/2" over old, most likely orig, Silver pad with brown leather facing. Stock features typical Daly styling with checkered side panels, elongated drop points, and point pattern checkering at grip. Tip of grip has inlet horn oval with central raised rib. A vacant silver oval is on toe line. Matching splinter ejector forend with inlet small horn tip has Deeley type release. Bore diameter: left -.673, right - .673. Bore restrictions: left - .030 (full), right - .008 (IC). Wall thickness: left - .026, right - .026. Drop at heel: 2-15/16", drop at comb: 1-3/4". Neutral cast. Weight: 5 lbs. 11 oz. LOP: 14-1/2". CONDITION: Excellent, as found. Bbls retain over 90% orig lustrous blue, with a number of scratches, some fairly heavy, especially toward muzzle on left bbl. Action retains approx 80% orig case hardening color, pleasingly silvered on high edges and thinning around bottom from normal hand wear. Stocks retain 80 - 90% orig hand rubbed oil finish with numerous marks, both light and heavy. Checkering lightly worn. Bores are excellent, with a couple of light pings, corresponding to marks on exterior of bbl. Action is tight. Left ejector is "live" and fires when forend is removed. Some wood is missing from interior of forend in loop mortise. A fine example of this relatively scarce Charles Daly. 52580-1 MGM285 (8,500-12,500)