Thanks. With the tubes being devoid of initials, it may very well support the argument that the initials are a tracking system for begin compensated. Your example provides some insight to some possibilities of the craftsmen for the Daly and Lindner doubles. Lindner didn't perform the final inspection on this example and I'm even more curious if Klett did the final fitting or was just involved in the barrels.
As a side note, the Klett clan began making weapons in the latter part of the 16th Century and have had grinding wheels/machines and boring devices ever since. I don't know how many branches are on the Klett family tree, but Helmut Klett, an apprentice at the Adamy establishment prior to WWII, is purported to have been the last Klett gunmaker in Suhl before departing after WWII.
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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