Silvers I have been shooting 'Old Guns' for quite some years now. By old, I mean 1890 to 1920. The exceptions are my Model 21 duck gun (1947) and my Browning Superposed (1937), and a Perazzi MX20 (2004).
But the guns I shoot and hunt with most are all 80 or more years old. Two of these are British made guns - a Harkom and a Dickson, one is German (Lindner Daly) and one is American (Fox). I shoot them a lot, and keep a gunsmith handy in case of emergency. His comments on looking at the inside of my 1893 Dickson RA was "Look at this damn thing! it's perfect! Amazing how well these guns are hold up."
Similar reactions for the Harkom and the Lindner Daly. The guns function perfectly and I have never had a failure. The Fox has had a few issues - minor really, but it did require hand repairs and replacement of parts.
Just the way it works. No parts inventories sitting on shelves, but you get a terrific gun that has been made carefully by hand to very high standards. Worth it, IMO.
C Man
