Originally Posted By: canvasback
Just wondering what you can tell me about this Charles Daly/Lindner serial #1670 Hammergun:




Odd that the initials, JW, of the mechanic who was the tubeset knitter is on the underside of the right pattern welded tube. Off the cuff, I'd guess Julius Werner of Suhl and less probability to Julius Wolf of Z-M. Some wild math w/ a few benchmarks would narrow the date to circa 1879 but for now that is truly suspect. Also, another wild calculation is that the Lindner quality seal of Crossed Sidearms surmounted by a Crown was implemented on examples between 1000 & 1125????

Cheers,

Raimey
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