Not sure what a Charlin will go for now. I bought mine from France for less than $2,000 but it needed a new front sight, the seller was using a bent piece of red insulated wire that he did not mention on the French internet sale board, nor was it apparent in his pix. That said, it is a very high grade Charlin and worth every penny.
Note that most of the sliding breech guns, Darne or Charlin, are fairly light and Ted's notion to keep them at 1 oz or 1-1/16 oz is sound advice. I've a 10 gauge Darne with 2-7/8 chambers that originally weighed under 7 lbs and I shot geese with 1-1/4 oz Bismuth or NICE handloads with no discomfort at all -- even used it for upland birds with 1-1/8 oz of lead shot.
On smooth, as I recall, the Charln sliding breech moves on small ball bearings and Darne doesn't. But I must say I do not notice that my Charlin is any smoother to open/close than either my Regis Darne 10 gauge or my F. Darne Fils Aine 16 gauge.
Bottom line on your Charln could be to ask, say, $2150 and be ready to dicker.
Regards, Tim
Last edited by Tim Carney; 01/27/19 05:20 PM.
