I find myself forgetting plenty of things these days.
I wonder if the safety was removed in your former Darne, it is actually easy to do, and requires no disassembly of the breech block?
A V Darne has a push button for the barrels to be released, as does a P model. But, I can’t say I prefer one version over the other, the barrels take down easily on either.
I would own a Charlin again, if the right gun came along.
Best,
Ted
Ted. I corrected my post. I hosed up at the get go. I said I owned a Darne but it was a Charlin I was describing.
As to the safety, the Charlin I had was never equipped with a safety; no place for one. It was designed to be used as I described, much like the original intent of the small bore Martini Cadets. At some point earlyon they went to a side safety.
