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*EXCEPTIONAL CHARLES DALY 20 GA OVER 30-30 SIDELOCK DRILLING.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
*EXCEPTIONAL CHARLES DALY 20 GA OVER 30-30 SIDELOCK DRILLING.
SN 113906. (ca 1912) Cal. 20 ga. x 20 ga. x 30-30. 28" Krupp steel bbls are engraved "J. P. Sauer & Son, Suhl." on tops. Full length matted rib has flip-up combination sight for rifle/ shotgun. Bbl flats are stamped with German imperial proofs for 20 ga. Rifle bbl has no caliber designation. No sling swivels are mounted, or have ever been mounted, on bbls or stock. Case hardened, full back-sidelock action features tang mounted safety (engraved SAFE) with flip-up adjustable rear peep sight hinged through, pin cocking indicator for rifle bbl, crossbolt third fastener, raised rib tumbler end cocking indicators, bushed strikers for shotgun bbls, rifle cocking side lever, and double triggers. Action is engraved with about 70% coverage medium scroll with "Charles Daly" at front of each lockplate. Trigger plate is engraved "D. R. P. 78411". Top lever, rifle cocking lever, and trigger guard are charcoal blued. SN is on trigger guard tang. Strikingly fiddle figured and lightly streaked European walnut semi-pistol grip buttstock measures 14-1/8" over ribbed horn buttplate. Point pattern checkering has double line border. There is a vacant German silver oval on toe line. Matching splinter forend has Deeley type release. Bore diameter: left-.625, right -.622. Bore restrictions: left -.015 (mod), right -.007 (IC). Wall thickness: left -.030, right -.034. Drop at heel: 2-7/8", drop at comb: 1-5/8". Weight: 6 lbs. 10 oz. LOP: 14-1/8". CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain essentially all of a new lustrous re-black over what was obviously only a few very minor marks, and light use, with little polishing needed. Engraving and matting of rib are still sharp. Action retains 80% + orig case hardening color, silvered somewhat on bottom and fences. Lockplates retain nearly all of their orig color with some loss and lack of vividness where orig lacquer has thinned. Top lever is slightly silvered at thumbpiece, as is cocking lever. Trigger guard has some flaking on bow, and silvering at tang. Stocks retain nearly all their orig rubbed oil finish with a few minor marks and knocks, as would be expected from light field use. Bores are excellent, bright and shiny throughout. Action is tight. Bbls are on face. Mechanically excellent. 20 Bore Daly Drillings are very scarce, and not listed in the 1902 catalog. 4-47127 MGM13