Charlin breechblocks slide on bearing balls. Very well-made little gun. Short article with illustrations of an elaborately-decorated Charlin with gold infill made for some raja or rani in DGJ (02 or 03 I think). IMO the lines of the Charlin are made a bit cleaner by the lack of the Darne belly band and vestigial pistol grip knob. Not much cache with the Pahker mob and the A H Fox lemmings but daring to be different is permitted to those who can live without a cheering section.

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