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I have a Charlin 12 Gauge I'm looking to sell, can someone tell me where or who I can contact to get information about what it's worth? How is the best way to go about selling it? Thanks

Start with pictures. Put them up, here. If you can�t get them up, email them to me, and I�ll put �em up for you. My email is in my profile.
A Charlin is a decent gun, but, not everyone is looking for one. I have opinions, others will chime in too.
After you know a little more, you can list it here, on the for sale board.
Welcome, by the way.

Best,
Ted

Ted is on track, MG, email him some pictures, especially of the barrel flats that will have a number of critters stamped on them that will indicate the grade of the gun. The chamber length in mm will also be stamped there, either 65 or 70 with the latter the equivalent of 2-3/4 inches. Include the St. Etienne proof marks just up the barrels from the flats (likely Triple Epreuve).

I have a very fine Charlin 12 gauge with 4 swallows on each side of the flats and use it for upland birds regularly.

Regards, Tim

Guess not.

https://youtu.be/Xv13g44ROaw


Best,
Ted

I sent them to you, sorry I couldn't figure out how to post them...

Thanks

I ran across one about ten years ago at a nearby gun show. The dealers had it on consignment and thought it was a Darne, not knowing hardly anything about either. The were fishing and had an asking price of $1800 on it. I went home and did some research, contacted them and got it for less than half that price. The stock was a bit rough with a lot of dents, fortunately no deep scratches or gouges. I steamed most of the dents out, and carefully refreshed the checkering with a tiny riffler file. The buttplate turned out to be horn with a lot of worm holes. A local gunsmith filled them with colored epoxy, and fitted a new spacer plate, replacing one that had shrunk creating a gap.


The buttstock is hollowed making it very lightweight and hard kicking. Mine is not of the highest grade with a modest line of engraving around the slide and receiver. The neat thing is to watch all that engraving line up perfectly the instant the toggle drops down.

Charlin pics:











Elusive dual running bunnies grade Charlin. I think Tim has the catalog page that shows where this model fits in the Charlin picture.
You guys can get started without me. I've got a side of beef and a hot wench in the kitchen, and, I'm thinking it might be time to replay the Charlin tutorial again.


Best,
Ted

Yours is a Charlin Model A from the 1920s. My French-language catalog (copy available at Cornell Publications) shows it is, with one rabbit per tube, the second model, just after the LC1. Assuming it fits you well enough and the barrels are reasonably clean, it should be a decent gun for upland birds as long as you use 2-1/2 inch cartridges (65mm) that you can buy from RST or handload. Don't see any indications of choke, which should be just parallel with the St. Etienne proof marks, P. Choke means Plein or Full Choke...

Regards, Tim

Tim, I know you cannot bend a Darne Stock due to the guns design however I think the Charlin is different. Does the design allow for stock bending so that an old one can be fitted to a shooter?

Milt.
Yes. No weird combination wood screw/machine screw in a Charlin.

Tim, I believe our guy is looking for a guesstimate of what his gun should be worth, and not seeking info on useful loads. The Charlin thing is a sticky wicket that way, as fewer people are looking for a Charlin than a Darne, but, same as a Darne, there are some fanatics that are on the hunt. Based on what I see in the internet photos (always risky, but, that is what I�ve got to work with) I see a Charlin with engraving, decent wood, and not in horrific condition. The barrels may have been reblued, but, it appears to be a sound looking hunting implement, in a useful gauge, and not the focus of a collection. The useful gauge part is the biggest downfall, as 12s are slow movers in these times. I�d expect $1500-$2000 would buy it, if there aren�t any serious, undisclosed warts that turn up.
Most of the big dealers would have it priced near 3K. They would be looking at it, in their inventory, for years at that price.
If anyone else has a different notion, and a reason why, I�d love to hear it.

Good luck with the sale.

Best,
Ted