I'm stationed over here in Japan and just picked up a B.C. Miroku shotgun, and it has a unusual model number. I've been looking on websites and they all list the MK series and this one happens to be a OT-10 Skeet Over/Under shotgun. Can't find any references at all about this particular shotgun.
Does anyone know the particular value of this shotgun? I want to know just in case that SSgt ripped me off. Thanks.

I have never shot one,,,but fondled a couple at different shops,,seem well built,,have heard people mention them with good comments,,look at the charles daily thread in this forum,,Good luck. Clay

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Originally posted by The Metalsmith:
I'm stationed over here in Japan and just picked up a B.C. Miroku shotgun, and it has a unusual model number. I've been looking on websites and they all list the MK series and this one happens to be a OT-10 Skeet Over/Under shotgun. Can't find any references at all about this particular shotgun.
Does anyone know the particular value of this shotgun? I want to know just in case that SSgt ripped me off. Thanks.

That is a tough one. A lot of Miroku's were never intented for distribution in the States. I checked the Blue Book for you. They say, to find a comparable Charles Daly gun.

Hmm, the price range on the Daly's goes from $600 to $23,000. So no help there. The descriptions are just to vague to be any good. In general the Daly trap models go for about $1,100 used in 100% condition, down to $400 in 60% condition.

Sorry.

You might try posting on www.gunshop.com . While devoted to older sxs guns, there are number of skeet shooters there that might know the gun.

Metalsmith,
I have owned a few Miroku's and still have one, but they were the ones that were imported to the US. I have seen several that were brought back from Japan that look very different to what we normally see. The last I saw on GunsAmerica was a scuplted box lock with color case hardening that was incredible.

The high end Charles Daly guns were built in the early 1900's in Prussia, the Mirokus/Dalys generally fetch the same money as the garden variety Mirokus.

Can you post a photo here we can look at?

Daly is strictly an importer. Over the years their guns have been made by:
Schilling
Tolley
Lindner
Possibly Schuler
Francotte and another possible Belgian maker.
They have been made in Germany, England, Belgium, Yugoslavia, Japan, etc.

The "Prussian period" saw guns made in Prussia, Germany and Belgium.

They had no problem buying from a guild house.

I probably missed a few countries in here.

Thank you for all of your help! I've been skimming through the web trying to figure out what I have and I'm still running up unsuccessful. Unfortunatly, I cannot post a picture as well because I have to keep the firearm at the station armory.
It actually is a non-import model which I will be bringing back to the states. It's confusing because it has almost full coverage on the reciever for engraving, but not of any pattern which they list in any website which I have found these firearms. Also, the reciever has been nickled.
Thank you for all of your help and I'll try to see if the possibility would be there to post a picture.