I recently acquired a 16ga. Diamond Grade Linder Daly that weighs 6 lb - 5 ounces with 28" barrels and wonder when it was made. The serial number is 21XX. It seems to be mostly unmolested. Were the early Daly's available with recoil pads? This one has a spurred, hard as a rock thin Silvers type pad with a leather face which is also as hard as a rock. It appears to be original; no sanding lines and fits like it grew there. The Parker guys state that Silver's type recoil pads were available before the turn of the Century?? It is not nitro proofed. The early U proof is there along with 16/1 for oversized bores, which it has, and the W business for choked bbls. The chambers are 2 9/16". Both HAL pistol marked Excelsior Steel barrels have 0.020" min. wall thickness. Yeah, I know, lite RST type ammo will be the order of the day. It balances at the hinge and handles Ok with its 28" bbls, surprising for its light weight. It is Cast On, so who should I contact to push it over to the Cast Off side. I am in Pa. Any info would be sincerely appreciated. Thank You, Tom
