Not a whole lot of touchmarks to juggle, with the script >>E.W.<< standing out.... And in an attempt to correlate those initials with a Suhl mechanic:
Ernst Weigand
Emil Weiss
Franz Emil Werner
Ernst Werner
Ernst Robert Wolf
Ewald Wolf
Ernst Wolf
I'd say that an E. Werner or E. Wolf would lead the pack but there is little to narrow the field.
Barrel Browner Emil Willig was probably involved.
Square crossbolt and quite long toplever seem to be a throwback to the original H.A. Lindner Daly's. This one looks to lack the polished look of a Lindner - Daly, but some of the original Lindner - Daly subcontractors might have been sourced for effort.
Boxed >>K<<s are noted on the tubes, which were more than likely sourced from Liège.
Also the engraver is not the typical one......
But it was made in Suhl in late Oktober 1923(10/23) and was number 140 for the month of Oktober. The Suhl proof facility had some sort of renovation in the early 1920s and in late 1923 the Suhl proof facility did use a ledger number for a period of about 6 months.
Plus on this Daly, they paid for the >>Nitro<< proof effort, which was atypical for previous Lindner - Dalys.
This is purely a Suhl A&D Body Action badged with >>Charles Daly<<.
Serbus,
Raimey
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