Below is a chart that correlates the Prussian Daly barrel initials with the (approximate) dates of manufacture.
Initials Make of Gun Maker Mark Date Range Serial #s
E.W. Daly None circa - 1876 7
L.G or E.G Daly None circa - 1878 105
K.S. Daly Lindner (Crown) circa 1880 - 1885 2015, 2370, 2463, 2568
A.B Daly Lindner (Crown) circa 1885 - 1890 2706, 3551, 3665
E.E. Daly Lindner (Crown) circa 1886 2929, 3044
R.S. Daly Lindner (Crown) circa 1888 3342
J.W. Daly Lindner (Crown) circa 1890 - 1892 3646, 3994
J.W. Daly Lindner (HAL) circa 1892 - 1900 264, 439, 676, 766, 792
R.S. Daly Lindner (HAL) circa 1892 - 1915 270, 300, 361, 380, 458, 584, 586, 650, 1092, 1109, 1560, 1586, 1650, 1655, 1730, 2048, 2138, 2158, 2362, 242X, 2437, 2463, 2479
M.S. or S.W. Daly Unknown Aug 1924 11574
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I'll try and clean up the table in a bit - it is a little hard to read in its current format.
Ken
