Ken61:
Maybe a bit off track, but the above is a Charles Daly badged hammergun wearing a number of 836 and the only marks given were the tubeset knitter CK. So a S,D&G badged and evidently didn't pass thru H.A. Lindner's hands but maybe Georg??
OK,
A first series gun, rather than second, lacking the first Lindner mark. So much for using lock design and sourcing as an aid to dating. Does this sound right? It appears some locks now were sourced locally, within the first series, yet before the time Heinrich took over from Georg. A fairly low number, so pre-1877?
This gun also "Begs the Question" that possibly Daly/Georg were sourcing complete guns from Schilling during the first series, possibly before completion of the Daly-Lindner agreement in the 1877-78 time frame?
I'm using the terms "first series" and "second series" for the Lindner, post-Scott serial numbers, and "first mark" and "second mark" (crown, then HAL) for the marks attributed to Heinrich.
I can't remember what year American import laws were changed requiring country of origin stampings, but I assume guns marked "Saxony" or "Made in Prussia" were after it was enacted.
Now, to me, that's a Black & White gun, falling into the first series. But, original or restored?
I need to step back, review all the threads and reconsolidate my notes. My brain is beginning to hurt.
Regards
Ken
