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I have this 1980 uggie 410, 5lbs 10oz, 26 1/2" bbls, choked mod and extra full. Stock is a little short but it points well.

Any kind words about a DeHaan??

700 Euro. But I had it restocked with my wood, to my measure, and that a little better than doubled the cost.

FYI, that's a gun made in 1956. If anyone recognizes the crest on the top lever I'd love to hear from you!

Oh yes! See my earlier post, with pics of the two Huglu .410s. DeHaan guns are custom Huglu guns. The SRG10 is a non-Dehaan custom Huglu.



I'm of the opinion that the Huglu guns are one of the best values on the market.

I'm suspicious it may be an Israeli crest. some similarities here.
http://www.fotw.net/flags/il-lcgtv.html

Note that with nominal bore sizes of .410" & .526" for the .410 & 32ga rspectfully 12mm & 14mm are not true bore sizes for these guns. 12mm = .472" which is approximately case dia for the .410. I do not have at hand chamber specs for a 32ga but with 14mm = .551", .025" larger than bore dia, it is doubtful if any part of a 32ga measured to 14mm, unless they were all originally chambered for all brass sheels & thus had smaller chambers in relation to bore dia.
I seem to recall the .410 also being listed at times as a 36ga which has a bore of .506". "True .410 bore size are 10.4mm or 67.49 gauge.
Note that I am fully aware that the makers listed them in these alternate sizes, but they were simply nominal names bearing no relationship to actual sizes.

One of my current fun guns is a Tri-Star Brittany (Zabala).
It has straight stock, single trigger, ejectors and screw in chokes.

It is a sweet shooting gun and no maintenance issues so
far with many thousands of round through her.
Mike

Thanks Chuck, I appreciate your input.

The back story here is the gun in question was purchased from a gun shop just outside of Barcelona, and appears to be a custom gun. It's not unusual in Spain to have foreign national military officers serving in their nations embassies order custom guns to be able to participate in the social shooting circles that go along with embassy service.

The emblem on this .410 looks to me to be that of a serving air force officer. Worse yet, it's an emblem I've seen before, but cannot for the life of me remember where. The tree appears to be a oil palm rather than a date palm. Spain has a long history of involvement with the North African countries (especially Morocco), and my suspicion is the emblem belonged to some national force from that general area. Proofed in 1956, the organization to which that emblem belongs may no longer exist.

It's a puzzle.

A few years back I had a DeHaan Model SO in .410. It was a joy to carry all day and did well in the pursuit of the Ruffed Grouse. I sold it a few years ago and recently ordered a DeHaan SgrS in .410. I had absolutely no complaints about my SO and am fully confident in Mark DeHaan's Sgr lineup. He had some issues 6 to 10 years ago and I read positive things to indicate those issues are gone. Cheers!

I like my postwar L.C. Smith and my old Model 5100 (?) Montgomery Wards Stevens. However, I have not given the Stevens the volume test. I have not heard much negative press about the old Stevens guns, so I assume it will pass the test. I have been shooting the Smith for more than twenty years and just love it. My old Parker skeet gun has never given me any problems, but I don't think a Parker is a .410 to consider for most shooters. If I were looking today, an AYA #2 or an RBL would be my choice in those price ranges. In lower price ranges, the Iver Johnson or prewar Stevens would be my choice. I don't own a Skeeter in .410, but my 12 gauge Skeeter is a wonderful gun. If money were no object (under $50,000), a Galazan Fox would be my pick.