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Vikingmy, some guys who collect love the thrill of the chase. For me, my favourite part is transforming something that�s been abandoned, neglected and abused. Staying �above water� is a little meaningless to me.

I�ve managed to get to a place where it�s not the possession, it�s the process.

What an absolute shame that a gun like that was absolutely ruined. Fixing the mechanical issue, significant stock work and new barrels is quite the momentous undertaking. Hopefully the seller appreciates your efforts and cuts you a break if you are up for the challenge. No more than $500 to $700 with all the work (cost) that is needed. Good luck.

Anyone that knows me will tell you that I love Lindner Dalys, so here's my take on the price - $500 with an extra $200 if I can meet the complete MORON that cut the 8 -10 inches of off the barrels. They deserve to have the said 8 - 10 inches put in a place where they can't loose them!

Is there any chance it could be used to shoot round balls?
Thought a 10 bore ball would probably recoil horribly in such a light gun.
But It sure is pretty...worth something just as a lovely piece of art....how much do fancy Tiffany paper weights go for,or a nice oil painting?
Its a tough question...
good luck
franc

With regard to the criticism of shortening the barrels. Given the condition of the rest of the gun, how is it possible for any of us to know how badly, or if, they were damaged.
Mike

Assuming the trigger can be fixed, I can see this as a great turkey gun. Have Dennis Earl repair the stock, get Briley to re-face the muzzles and put in permanent full and full choke tubes, and maybe even have some nice simple open sights made to suit. Regulation of barrels critical here. Sling studs not a bad idea either.

Bought right, you wouldn't have a fortune in it and would own a very beautuful and unique gobbler-getter and short range hog gun with buckshot.
JR

I bought a pretty high condition BH 10 gauge Parker with 17" Damascus barrels and a bad restock for a decent price. I figured I could afford to have it sleeved and a new rib would come from an old useless Parker. The stock could wait. I had the gun for a few weeks when I went on a rooting trip to the gun room. Somehow there appeared a set of Titanic Steel #3 frame ten gauge barrels with forearm that I had completely forgotten that I owned. The cut off original barrels fit almost as well as the Titanic barrels.

Mike,
you are perhaps right about there being some good reason for someone to lop off the bbls,no sane bloke would do that without one ( I hope) but what a bummer !
It seems such a lovely piece, that for the right price, whatever that is, it could/should be made into a some kinda something.
Could you sleeve it with big thick rifled 12 bore bbls, to bring the weight up?
It sure was/is a beautiful gun
cheers
franc

I'll say this again....I'm only interested in figuring out a consensus price for the piece as it is currently.

If I'm able to acquire it, then there is only one path....restoration to a proper 10 bore shotgun, as Herr Lindner intended. No other path will be considered. If you want to have a discussion about the wisdom of that kind of approach, please start your own thread.

I personally think it's nuts that people spend years and many $1000's on high condition low grade American guns. They were hastily made in large factories to hit a price point. But today people spend more on those than they do finely made mid quality English guns. But I don't get involved in those discussions and I don't tell people they are nuts to do so. To each their own.