GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
LINDNER CHARLES DALY "SUPERIOR" GRADE BOXLOCK EJECTOR SHOTGUN.CHARLES DALYSXS SUPERIOR201512MODERN; C&R; ESACal. 12 ga. 2-3/4" Chambers. 29" Dovetailed bbls are engraved "Charles Daly Krupp Fluid Steel Barrels" in milled out portion of slightly raised, matted, game rib, twin ivory beads. Bbl flats are stamped with Imperial German proofs and with SN. "HAL" crossed pistol logos are on bottoms of bbls. Case hardened scallop backed boxlock action features non-automatic safety (SAFE inlaid in gold), pin type cocking indicators, hidden square crossbolt third fastener, and dbl triggers. Action is engraved with 40% coverage sprays and bursts of very well cut Germanic scroll within geometric borders. "Charles Daly" is on each side. Case hardened trigger guard with scroll on bow, has SN on tang. Nicely marbled and stump figured dense European walnut round knob pistol grip buttstock measures 14-1/4" over black Decelerator pad. Side panels are nicely checkered and end in elongated drop points. Point pattern checkering is at grip. A vacant silver oval is on toe line. Matching splinter ejector forend has inset horn tip, and Deeley type release. Bore diameter: left -.726, right - .725. Bore restrictions: left - .017 (mod), right - .016 (mod). Wall thickness: left - .019, right - .026. Drop at heel: 2-11/16", drop at comb: 1-11/16". Neutral cast. Weight: 7 lbs. 11 oz. LOP: 14-1/4". CONDITION: Very fine as partially refinished. Bbls retain what appears to be nearly all of their orig blue, but has most likely had some blue added. Action retains 60 - 70% orig case hardening color, strong where protected, with some loss due to flecks and patches of browning, mostly on fences, with some light pitting on left, silvered considerably on bottom from normal hand wear. Stocks retain nearly all of a hand rubbed oil finish over a few light marks. It appears that stock has been cracked through the wrist and repaired, checkering re-cut, and there is a 5/8" x 1/8" chip missing from left rear of forend wood. Bores are excellent. Action is tight. Ejectors are strong. 51872-13 MGM162 (3,000-4,000)