H.A. Lindner of Suhl, Prussia made less than 3000 shotguns with the Charles Daly name which were imported into North America by Schoverling, Daly & Gales, New York City from the 1870s through World War I, about the time of Lindner's death. If the gun is marked with "Prussia" it most certainly would have been made after 1892. Most Charles Daly hammer guns do not have a country of origin marked on them.

Lindner had a very small gun shop where only a few skilled gunmakers worked. Lindner had the good fortune that Charles Daly in New York City, who already imported guns from other Suhl gun makers, discovered Lindner and found in him a small maker who made the guns to his specifications in the best quality that could be had.

He was what would be called a “Rucksack Büchsenmacher” that carried guns in various stages of completion in a backpack to skilled craftsmen who worked in the shops that were usually attached to their residence. Most of them, but not all of them, were highly skilled craftsmen in their chosen specialty, like barrel makers, lock makers and stock makers. Other shops specialized in polishing, bluing and color case hardening. The machined gun components were made in the major gun factories. Some of the best and most experienced engravers left the bigger factories as they got older and worked in their own shops attached to their house.

If you asked a well informed American gun collector or user for the best German gun, the answer will most likely be the Prussian Daly guns made by H.A. Lindner. *Courtesy of The German Hunting Gun Society; Dietrich Apel, Editor

This Charles Daly/H.A. Lindner 10G shotgun belonged to my great-grandfather George Hill. It sat forgotten and rusting away, hidden behind a basement door at my parents for at least 50+ years. As a teen in the 1960's, I asked my dad about it but he dismissed the gun as pretty much worthless. Fortunately he was a pack rat so he never got rid of it. I rediscovered it a few years back and began the restoration process.

Due to the fact that the shotgun only bears the Lindner “Crown Over Crossed Pistols” mark and lacks the “Prussia” mark, it can be ascertained that this gun was made prior to 1892

Ahlman's Gun Shop, Morristown, MN did all of the metalwork and The Stock Doctor, Tygh Valley, Oregon refinished the furniture and fixed a crack in the butt stock.

Barrels: Rust Browned Damascus steel
Action: Case Hardened with bone & charcoal
Furniture: Oil rubbed hand finish

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