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I took a couple of pictures of the action of my "new" Lindner Daly today and I thought I would share. The stock is off the gun for a face-lift and I thought while I had it off I would remove 100 years of hardend oil and make it pretty again. The photos really don't show the quality of polish that the parts have and I'm getting some interesting overtones of red etc from my camera but at least you get the idea. The pictures do show the intercepting sears and the very small clearance between them and the main sears. Although the pictures don't show it well the engraving is still very crisp. You can also see the original color case on the inside of the trigger guard, it's the only place that still has color. An interesting side note is that when I removed the hard as a rock Mershon pad I found a star shaped stamp with an "S" in the middle stamped in the end of the butt stock. Stockmakers stamp?  
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Doug,
The action is as beautiful on inside as on the outside. Which ones are the intercepting sears?
Thanks for posting the pictures.
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Hey Doug: Please plan on posting some "after" pictures when you have this Daly refreshed. I supect it will be in the "Keeper"  category. Jim
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Hey...if Mr. Mann didnt keep his last Lindner Daly..what makes you think he'll keep this one?? :-)
Truly a gorgeous gun...and your right Doug..the polishing is amazing along with the engraving, beautiful!
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Truly a work of gun craft art, and thanks for posting.
Please elaborate as to "how" you removed the 100 years
of hardened oil.
Thanks,
Jim
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Doug, You told me your Daly was nice inside, but I had no idea. Thanks for posting these great pictures. What a treat!
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Great photos Doug - thanks for posting.
The fit and finish of these guns is really tremendous.
Please continue to post updates as the project progresses.
Ken
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The truly amazing thing about the Lindner Daly's is that they're all that nice inside. Probably been discussed before but worth bringing up again. Even the lowest grades were mirror polished inside. They're a bear to get back together when completly dis-assembled.
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Silver, the intercepting sears are hanging from the screw/pin at the top of the action. Their purpose as I understan it is to keep the hammer(s) from falling if the gun were to be dropped etc. The trigger must raise both sear noses in order for the hammer to fall. Many very fine shotguns have been manufactured without intercepting sears but it's a nice saftey feature all the same.
I use lacquer thinner to remove old varnish/hardened oil. There may be other better ways to do it but I always have lacquer close at hand so that's what I use.
Ken, could you, when you have a moment, email me a copy of your data sheet for Dalys. I lost the one you sent me a few years back in a computer swap. I'm fairly certain you don't have this one in your database because I don't think it has seen the light of day in over thirty years.
Doug Mann
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Doug, it's amazing how graceful, almost sensuous the internal design is. I'm anxious to have a peek at the inside of my new 16 bore Diamond grade--if it's anywhere near as nice as yours I'll be thrilled. Do keep the board updated on your discoveries.
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