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Okay, today's post is a little followup on the forend.

When I first started this thread I posted a few pics showing the rough condition of the forend wood, including the missing horn tip. I followed those up with a few more shots showing both the installation and rough finishing of the new piece of horn and also the grafting on of slivers of wood so the bead edge could be reshaped. Today's posts will see the completion of the forend with the exception of finish.

First some shaping and sanding.


Followed by fine polishing:


Very happy with the final result:


Then, a little work on the bead edge. Here is Claudio making sure the edges have the proper curvature:


A bit more work and then we get the perfect fit:


Here's a close up to see a section of the repaired bead:


All ready now for application of finish:

Great pictures cback, really nice project.

James the gun is spectacular.

I am really enjoying this thread and thank you for posting such a detailed thread on a restoration.

If this gun doesn't make you want a Lindner Daly I don't know about your taste in guns....what beautiful piece....

So looking forward to dropping some ducks at Delta Marsh this fall with it. Covid better be over. Lol

Absolutely beautiful work so far, and enjoying the post update. Why yes, it does make me want a Linder!
Karl

Do we know how many of this era Lindner/Day's were made?

I have a small data base I�ve collected on about 50 Lindner HAL over pistols hammerless guns. Those are post the 1893 German proof laws changes. Around the time of the new proof laws and the switch to the HAL touchmarks, Lindner appears to have started a new serial numbering sequence. The lowest number I have is in the 200s. So I don�t know if he restarted at 1 or 100. Or something else. The highest number I have is around 2500.

Others here may have more pertinent information.

So my guess would be around 3000 or a bit less from 1893 until he closed his doors in 1914.

There is a much more complete data base I don�t have easy access to that has well over 500 guns but it covers the pre 1893 period and may include Prussian Daly guns made by others.

Lovely shotgun. Really enjoying seeing the progression.

Thanks for doing this, Canvasback. Magnificent work by a true artisan.
JR

My pleasure John. I know a lot here do their own work so I was a little concerned it would be a little �been there, done that�. But Claudio�s work speaks for itself, as does Lindner�s. And I knew this is something I would like to see.