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I think this is the correct one? https://www.cornellpubs.com/old-guns/item_desc.php?item_id=1017

I'm educating myself prior to buying the right one and thanking everyone for their contributions.

So they have a number of them, by date. the one you linked to, one for 1903 another for 1907 and more.

And as Ken pointed out, the model line up changed with some frequency. So order them all, or understand the date range. The chart Ken posted would probably help you (along with perhaps a specific gun you are interested in), in deciding which catalogues to order.

My gun dates to approx 1904 so at some point, I'll probably order the 1903 and 1907 catalogue reprints.

At this point, I'm most interested in the pre-1900 Dalys so I ordered the 1892 catalog. I considered ordering the early 1900 reprints as well and will probably add those later. I saw 1903 and 1909 but not 1907.

I got the German Gun Collector's journal in, which was very helpful. Lots of articles by Ken! Also the repro catalog by Cornell. Also helpful.

I talked to a Daly collector last night who said most of the Prussian diamond quality 10 gauge Dalys were extractor guns and he gave me a better sense of values for them.

I did call Artemis Guns to ask about the Diamond Prussian 10 gauge I posted here earlier. There were some discrepancies in their listing, which others asked about here. It is choked full and extra full. It does have extractors. The thing I can't get past is the crazy cast off. It was heavily bent for a left eyed dominant shooter.

The search continues.