Neat gun. My estimate is that this Daly was produced circa-1895, maybe 1896.
I agree with the data points Edwardian and Raimey provided earlier in the thread. The 1891 German proof and 1892 country of origin stamp ("PRUSSIA") peg the bottom end of the range estimate (along with some stylistic/mechanical details such as the presence of ejectors, shape of the arcade on the action, etc.)
Two items that help peg the upper end of the range are the lack of sideclips and the damascus barrels. Sideclips show up in the higher grades by approximately 1902. Damascus barrels disappeared as a standard catalog offering about 1903, but were available as a special request.
Taken together, the serial number of your gun, along with some reasonable assumptions on yearly production figures, as well as sales information on specific guns during this period, gets us to the 1895/1896 production estimate.
BTW, mechanically speaking, your gun was produced during an interesting time for Daly/Lindner. My assumption is that the Scott rectangular crossbolt protrudes from the left fence when you open the gun. Correct? How about the barrels lugs - do they protrude through he bottom of the action?
I agree with Edwardian's value estimate. Get the horn forend tip corrected by a qualified smith. You might consider a refinish of the barrels at some point as the gorgeous pattern looks to be mostly worn and hidden. Otherwise, from what we can see the screws look good and a fair amount of case-coloring remaining. And it is a Lindner Daly which makes it cool :-).
Good luck,
Ken
