Charles Daly Hammer 10ga - A Crying Shame

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Eh??

I would have sworn the Charles Daly Linders were Prussian

And as you say, not all German guns were heavy Drillings, they made some great light bird guns, the metric barrels come out to about 27 1/2 inches, in a light twelve or a sixteen they can be sweet in the grouse woods.

and they could turn that heavy game scene engraving to the topic at hand when they had a mind to.

[Dean Romig]

The one at KTP has the clips but not the scalloped frame. It also appears by the engraving style, that it might be earlier than yours Rick. Further, the coverage of engraving on the one at KTP is darn close to 100% coverage.
You're right about the Lindner being Prussian too.

[OH Osthaus]

that one is later and a Sauer not a Linder, just an example of what the German Gunsmith had in him. My guess is that for the next few years more of these will show up as the greatest generation passes and the war trophies come out of the closet onto the market,

of course the Dalys were destined for the US market originally.

[Dean Romig]

I think my ignorance is showing...

This just shows how little I know about other doubles, especially those from Europe.
I guess I'll stick to Parkers, which have always been my focus in American doubles.

[Bill Murphy]

A poster has brought up a good point. Lindner Dalys are not found in Europe or brought back by WW2 soldiers. They were bought by affluent American shooters and hunters from the New York store of Shoverling, Daly, and Gales. They are buried in American homes, just like Parkers. My Dalys are as interesting as my Parkers, except that very few of them are provenanced. One exception would be the John Phillip Sousa Daly Single Diamond Grade which is probably the most famous Daly out there. This is the gun that he gave up to shoot the Ithaca Sousa Grade in 1916.

[Dean Romig]

W.H.F. owned a Daly at one time but sold it about the same time he sold his .410 (rumored to be a high-grade Parker) in order to help finance college tuitions for his children. The family retains the serial numbers of the Parkers but don't know if the serial number of the Daly was recorded.

[Bill Murphy]

Dean, that's a neat piece of news. It would be nice if the family would give up the serial number of the Daly if it is available. A friend here in Virginia is keeping a database of Lindner Daly serial numbers which he shares on request. I would assume that Foster's Daly was a rare smallbore, almost unheard of on the resale market. Some of our members are also serious collectors of Lindner guns as well as Parkers.

[Richard Flanders]

I was very delinquent in passing on a 24" 28ga Lindner Daly a yr or two back. It was $9k and absolutely stunning. The same shop had a gorgeous Lindner 10ga for $1700. I told some Daly collector about them and they were gone the next day....

[Bill Murphy]

I can understand that.

[Andy Kelley]

KTP is the stuff of dreams .In the last year I have gotten a nice two barrel Sauer there and also a model 21 Winchester.Staff are all very pleasant and have had many positive experiences with fellow shoppers.Over the years they have had many nice Parkers.A stop at the NH liquor outlet is always part of the trip.