Thanks, Stan. I’m enjoying these photos. I will still say that number 3 above looks more elaborate than the numb 4.

As you will notice, the 2 Grade 3's I posted in my first post, they are the earlier frame shape/contour.

The Grade 4 I posted last is a later frame, the same as the one posted by you and also Jay's Crass in an earlier thread.


That being said, I'm under the opinion that the dogs are more typical than birds on the later frames, but this is only my opinion and I could easily be wrong. Apparently some customers preferred elk and other animals also, we see them on some Parkers and the occasional Ithaca doubles. I can't comment on other makers because I haven't had much experience with others.

Here is a fine Grade 5 Crass for comparison.
https://i.imgur.com/KRJBaTS.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/4kTrRRY.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/QNhV7zU.jpg

Interesting to see the grades over time. I’m going to dig out Walt’s book and go back to school.

If I’d been around then and well healed I’d have wanted antlered critters as well . Well provided then I’d wasted most of my life chasing antlered critters as I have in reality . Nothing against feathered creatures or doggies as I like them as well , but if I were picking what was chosen to be engraved it woulda been deer or elk . Maybe even a bullwinkle :whistle:

Craig,
I think they're still producing fine doubles in a few places, how about ordering a double with elk on or deer??
Please don't tell me you're not well healed, because I beg to differ:cool:

There’s nothing new I’m overly enamored with . Krieghoff’s are fine but in the O/U configuration , Perazzi’s would be fine but a SxS is gonna be stout price wise and a Fabbri is more ! When we were at Pintail Point for The Turkey Shoot I tried Buddies Perazzi SxS and it was quite nice .