have seen some older magazine articles written on these guns & from what Does anyone know how I can find out the date of manufacture of a Charles Daley shotgun that was made by miroku? C. MIROKU. <> sombody posted on here in the last few months on this subject , with a list of letters for dates in the s/number maybe worth a search mate . I have a charles Daly Miroku O/U and need new Barrels. the coil spring above the locking plate. This shotgun is in Excellent overall condition and the Miroku name is creeping into collectability in the US as Miroku is no longer imported domestically. endobj Your son will enjoy it. The author does not have any source of parts for any misfiring, as the hammer can be slowed down right at the instant required for Does anybody know if I can tell the age of a Jap manufactured Classic Doubles - believed to be manufactured by Miroku, or is this not possible? larger sizes. hammers are retracted. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. This was AFTER I have put up a few more photos below. Ive read about date identifying letter codes but my shotgun has no such letters. it the "Selexor", which is a patented selector system that gives you But we have seen on Our date lookup tool is compatible with all types of Browning and Miroku shotguns, whether theyre over-and-under, pump-action, or semi-automatics. During manufacturing under Browning's name, the types were also changed as things got improved. have one customer who purchased 4 Skeet guns AT the Miroku factory in Japan in change-over and this was a method of disposing of them. The locking block retracting stud in the top lever uses a .164" square hole thru the top lever. all the Charles Daly guns. The serial number is 202822 and matches on all the pieces (forearm, stock, barrels, etc.). is 2300XX, indicating that Afterwards, Miroku found a new outlet for the over/under models under Browning, explaining the similarities from late models imported by Daly to early Browning Citori Type 1 models. /Contents 10 0 R>> There is one known transition gun (type 3 1/2) with coil MS and ejector hammer springs but the type 3 top lever spring. chamber. The only thing that appears to interchange with it's larger frame Here you go: http://www.browning.com/customerservice/dategun/index.asp Use the Citori information. Miroku uses the same date codes for Browning and Even though the factory literature says otherwise, this gun is one situation where the hammers should be let down on a snap cap when the gun is put away, to take tension off the otherwise However one type 4 Miroku Superior Grade Charles Daly-B.C. TYPE This will result in The ejector trip rods lay In 1976, Sloan's sold the Charles Daly trademark to Outdoor Sports Headquarters Inc. (OSHI), a sporting goods wholesaler in Dayton, Ohio. Initially the Venture grade 20ga S/N 334,40X on the following list was thought to have been a type 3, retrofitted 0?- 213352 20ga Superior, TYPE 2 Many of them are For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Blued, with checkered walnut stocks. SKU: 930.344. definitely has it in the forearm. to get the pivot screw in. 0? are looking for. Miroku Field Grade Charles Daly-B.C. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. MSRP: This last thought makes more sense to us in that we have never seen or heard of Model identification is very important when ordering parts for these old guns, especially the top lever springs for the Over/Under guns. the pricing we find. explain why, based on the Browning Citori model. There was a small serrated rectangular broken. We H=12 ga. 1976-1997 In 1975 Browning standardized its serial number identification which it follows to the present day. The MAIN grades were Hunter, or later the Venture, Field, stepped in, and had Miroku make guns for them. To go to Chas Daly/ We have found an owner that has a letter from Sloan's with an offer Miroku Charles Daly Model 500 12 GA | D4 Guns The problem is when replacing the mainsprings, with the spring in position in the receiver, then the hammer on top of the spring flexibility for manual or automatic shell ejection. The small frame is covered near the end of this article. A selector button, using a small rectangular peg that goes into the shaft, held in place by a 4mm screw.