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ed good #616195 06/28/22 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by ed good
at 6 pounds 3, one wonders about barrel wall thicknesses...

Why?

How would YOU measure it anyway, ed?


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Originally Posted by eightbore
We Lindner collectors definitely missed the boat on this one. Yes, the Featherweight, marked as such, variation is a very uncommon Lindner subset. In that condition, should have sold for at least twice that price.

I'll say. That appears to be a very nice condition FW with very unusual barrel length for a FW.


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very handsome gun...and a surprising price for such quality.

do i see a bit of a dent at 5:00 o-clock on the left muzzle?

enjoy it in good health.

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tom


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ed good #616201 06/28/22 11:45 AM
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Make that "two" Eddie. Maybe shoot 2" LP shells in it-- hard to beat that "Kraut kraftsmanship"- a real first class bird gun indeed. Foxie


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Yeh, the muzzles to me seemed to be the most abused. The stocks have some typical dings and the metal has some scratches and freckles, but the muzzles seem like they have taken a beating a couple of times. The front edge of the right muzzle appears to have been scraped too. If you look from the front, the left looks more scraped than dented I think. Either way, I they they can be touched up unobtrusively. With most old guns like this, I usually try to deep clean eveything; sonic clean, soak the filth off the stock, properly relube the innards etc. I am always careful to not affect the originality, just get rid of the crud.

I need to see the barrels before I know exactly what I have, but LS&B have fenerally been reliable in their descriptions.

I thought right up to the end I would be able to get this gun for a lot less. It hung in at 1300 then 1500 until the last few minutes, but one bidder was persistent. I had placed 3 progressive bids as a phsycological barrier, but he stopped at about $25 from my max bid.

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If I hadn’t just been wrapping up a case of Covid, I probably would have been bidding on that gun. Great find.


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Some of the "Fine Damascus" barrels were 2 iron

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"Diamond Grade" crolle was usually 3 iron, which is what I believe your pattern is, but the images from the seller are low resolution and blurry.

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Other Diamond Grades were Bernard, and this spectacular Corche pattern

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Post a close up of about 4" of barrel where the contrast is most apparent after you receive the gun and I'll confirm

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My perception of the sale photos was that they were 3 iron. I own an A&D patent Daly of about the same age as this and it definitely has 2 iron barrels like the first picture. The 3 iron picture you posted look similar to a Parker GH I have. I have seen barrels like the Corche pattern you posted, and I always thought they were exceptionally pretty. They look stylistically, to me, somewhat like the Parker made laminates from the late 70's/early 80's. I have a set on a D grade lifter that Breck Gorman rebuilt, and I think they were some of the best looking Parker barrels used.

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Looks like I am late to the thread . . .

First off, that is a very well-bought Prussian Daly. Nicely done! As has been mentioned, featherweight Dalys (i.e, Dalys marked as such on the rib, not just lightweight Dalys) are fairly rare, and especially those with 28" barrels (26" is more common).

My best estimate on the production date of your gun is 1900 (+/- one year). The model number is a bit tricky as I don't own a 1900 period Schoverling, Daly, and Gales (SD&G) catalog. That said, I think it is most likely a 155. My hesitation here is that the Daly model numbering sequence was in a bit of flux during this period. Said more simply, I know what the model numbers are (per period catalogs) prior to your gun's production date and after your gun's production date, but I don't have the data in the middle. And because the model numbers in the catalogs I do have are different, I'm hesitant to state anything definitive on this gun. That all said, I agree with Canvasback and think it is a 155. (The presence of ejectors and cross bolt fastener are key features to help with the grade.)

I think this gun will clean up really nicely - congratulations.

Ken

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Forgot to add, I own two FW Dalys - #481 and #648. Both have 28" tubes and while light, are not absurdly light. #481 is notable as it is a 20 gauge gun and a two-barrel set to boot. I'd love to hear of other featherweight Dalys.

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