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Daisy & Heddon Model VL .22 Cal. Caseless Guns International #: 103496352 Seller's Inventory #: Category: Daisy Rifles - Air Rifles Seller's Information When emailing or calling sellers direct, please mention that you saw their listing on GunsInternational.com Seller: S&S Taxidermy Company: S&S Taxidermy and Archery Pro Shop LLC Member Since: 1/17/24 First Name: Bryce Last Name: Stedman State: New York Zip: 14141 Country: United States Phone: (716) 592-2404 Platinum Seller Number of Active Listings: 69 Total Number of Listings: 489 Seller: FFL Dealer Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns. $65 flat rate shipping to the lower 48 states Payment Types Accepted: All credit/debit cards (with additional 3%), Postal money orders, Bank Cashiers check, cash (in store purchases only) or Personal Checks (Delayed shipping until check has cleared). About Us: S&S Taxidermy and Archery Pro Shop is highly regarded in the taxidermy industry for producing high quality work that will last a lifetime. We started doing taxidermy work in 1969. We are now Western New York’s largest full-service archery pro shop and firearm retail store! Our inventory is consistently changing due to the popularity of firearms and our store front. Our full-service gun store offers reloading supplies, scopes, slings, cases and other accessories to set up your firearms. We sell all types of ammunition. To check on the inventory of new and used firearms, you can give us a call at (716) 592-2404 or visit our Facebook for events and updates. Description: Here we have a Daisy & Heddon chambered in .22 Cal. Caseless. This gun features a combination strain/firearm rifle design, 18" barrel, open sights, an underlever spring piston ignition, a plastic faux wood stock and a safety. Manufactured only 1968-1969, this gun is in Mint condition! The stock has very few imperfections and is in 95% + condition. The barrel and reciever have some imperfections and are rated at 95% +/- condition. The bore is in great condition and is rated at 95% +/- condition. Overall, this rifle is in 95% +/- conditon! This is a gun that you don't see everyday! Please call us with questions before purchasing. Here is some background for this rifle . . . . Clearly an underlever, spring piston airgun, which will fire as just an airgun, but which is designed to have its typical airgun action supplemented by the ignition of a propellant mass molded on the base of special 29-grain bullets, i.e., caseless cartridges. Ignition is due to the high temperature normally developed by spring piston airguns at the moment of firing (adiabatic compression) – not friction in the barrel as usually reported. MV is 1150 FPS. Developed at Daisy by Jules van Langenhoven (= VL), but apparently the unique valve system, which seals the gun against the back pressure of ignition, was invented by M.R. Kovarik, and some other German engineers. Richard Daniel, former president of Daisy, reported that 25,000 guns had been made and were ready for a promotional launch just as U.S. Senator Robert Kennedy was assassinated. The public backlash against firearms was seen as a threat to Daisy´s excellent public image, so the project was immediately dropped. When considering the question of whether this gun is an airgun or not, remember that power augmentation is not new in the airgun world. The Weihrauch Barakuda used ether to boost its power, and many airgunners, most notably the Brits, have been jacking up airgun power by dripping low flashpoint oil into their spring piston guns for over a century. The resulting diesel explosion can add real zest to the shot -- and real strain to the gun. This is why so many originally beautiful, originally tight, BSA and Webley airguns sound like a bag of bolts when you shake them. (Collectors and shooters beware.) In final analysis, the VL does not fit cleanly into any group; it definitely is both a firearm and an airgun! SOLD Rifle Caliber: .22 Long Rifle, .22 Short, .22 Long, .22 (Air Rifle) Manufacturer: Daisy & Heddon Model: VL Serial Number: A025779 Barrel Length: 18” Condition: 95% +/- Metal Condition: 95% +/- Wood Condition: 95% +/- Bore Condition: 95% +/- Action: Underlever Extras: 22 Cal. Caseless