Truly Stunning Factory Engraved and Relief Gold Game Scene Inlaid Diminutive Charles Daly/Lindner 9mm Flobert Double Barrel "Garden Gun" Shotgun with Crocodile Hide Case

An extraordinary small-frame Charles Daly “garden gun,” this highly ornate Regent Diamond Quality piece captures the elegance, whimsy, and craftsmanship of an elite early 20th-century bespoke sporting arm. Diminutive, beautifully engraved, and presented with a remarkable crocodile-hide “violin” style case, it is a standout collector’s piece worthy of the finest arms collections.

• Built as a small-frame “garden gun,” likely intended for use around the grounds of a wealthy gentleman’s home or possibly for a fortunate young shooter in the early 20th century
• Charles Daly Regent Diamond Quality example, representing one of the maker’s most refined and collectible quality grades
• Exceptionally elegant diminutive shotgun with high-art engraving, gold inlays, and rare presentation appeal
• Blued Krupp steel barrels, prized for quality and strongly associated with fine German and European gunmaking
• Single bead front sight
• Matted concave solid rib
• Rib marked in fine gold inlay: “CHARLES DALY KRUPP FLUID STEEL BARRELS REGENT DIAMOND QUALITY”
• Both barrel tubes feature gold inlaid “KRUPP/ESSEN” markings
• Muzzle ends decorated with wedges of scroll engraving
• Barrels feature four-inch wedges of deep scroll engraving, including:
  • Right barrel: gold inlaid owl watching a covey of quail from a tree
  • Left barrel: raptor descending on a covey of quail
• Chambered for what appears to be the 9 mm Flobert shot cartridge
• Barrels bear German proof marks
• Each barrel tube is marked ahead of the flats with H. A. Lindner’s maker’s mark: “HAL” over crossed pistols
• Chambers fitted with a single extractor
• Incredible diminutive casehardened scalloped boxlock action
• Hidden Greener-style crossbolt, a concealed strengthening feature associated with quality double guns
• Shell-carved fences
• Near full-coverage acanthus engraving, masterfully executed
• “CHARLES DALY” inlaid in gold under either fence
• Seven stunning relief gold inlays, including:
  • Left side of action: chipmunk and squirrel
  • Right side of action: pair of groundhogs
  • Underside: gold crown found on Prussian-made Regent Diamond Quality guns
  • Toplever: quail in flight
  • Trigger guard bow: hare flanked by twin serpents
• Relief gold work is described as being of the finest quality
• Double triggers
• Top-mounted gold cocking indicators, allowing the user to see the gun’s cocked status
• Tang-mounted automatic safety
• Gold inlaid “SAFE” safety indicator
• Wonderful well-figured tiny splinter forend
• Fancy fleur-de-lis checkering on the forend
• Horn tip inlay
• Casehardened and engraved forend iron
• Deeley-style forend release
• Very slender full-length semi-pistol grip stock
• “Church window” checkered flats
• Carved drop points
• Inscription shield showing three staffs shrouded in grape vines
• Checkered butt
• Gold inlaid rabbit on the butt inscribed: “For/my/Bunny”
• Includes an equally remarkable “violin” style case
• Case exterior is bound in crocodile hide, appearing to use the entire back from neck to tail
• Exterior crocodile hide displays a pleasing V-shaped pattern running down the center
• Case interior lined in red baize
• Interior lid marked on the front right-hand corner: “CHARLES DALY/REGENT DIAMOND QUALITY/32 GAUGE”
• Interior lid marked at the center: “THE NUTMEGGER”
• Stock measurements:
  • Drop at comb: 1 1/2 inches
  • Drop at heel: 2 1/2 inches
  • Length of pull: 14 1/4 inches
• Weight: 3 lbs. 7 oz.
• A rare and highly charismatic collector’s firearm combining Charles Daly Regent Diamond Quality prestige, H. A. Lindner craftsmanship, Krupp barrels, elaborate gold relief animal inlays, whimsical personalized inscription, and an exceptional crocodile-hide presentation case