My new toy

[Richard Flanders]

It's got a few warts. I discovered that it's cast a bit for a leftie, but I can get that fixed somehow... someday.... The rim recesses have been reamed a bit and are not quite even, but I have a reamer and can even them out I bet... They were probably too tight for the inconsistent ammo our producers make these days. Sound familiar?? It's so tight it feels like it's never been shot and the metal/metal fit is incredible. Only one screw shows any sign of having been touched with a driver and it's been a long time as every screw slot was full up with dry oil oil gunk. It balances about .5" or less in front of the hinge pin. I've always heard these are good guns; now I believe it. There's a diamond grade on another site but it's not really any nicer than this one of lesser grade. I'll post some close up photos at some point. This pic set is what GH had on their site.

[Double Play]

That’s a beauty Rich. I think the Prussian Daly’s are wonderful guns. I have a 34" single barrel from 1925 that I shoot my very best trap scores with and I've owned a few modern trap guns. That gun locks up as tight and has as good wood to metal fit as any gun I've ever owned. Some day I will own a Daly double gun of the same vintage.

[Bill Murphy]

Yup, they are the best fitted guns out there. We have a little covey of Lindner and Daly collectors in this area who get together for a show and tell once in a while. The single barrels are as nice as the doubles as Larry's gun shows. My favorite Daly is my 14 pound Krupp barrel eight gauge Lindner, but it doesn't get a lot of use for obvious reasons. It was displayed at a Sandanona Vintagers several years ago. The one that gets shot a bit is a Diamond Grade safetyless straight grip pigeon gun, straight out of PA pigeon country. Richard's gun is rare in 26" light bird gun configuration. Congratulations.