If it's got birds and other engraving, it may be a rebarrel, hopefully a factory rebarrel. You have to take the gun apart to see the grade marking and frame size marking. The barrel lug should have Parker looking small font serial numbers matching the receiver. On the other hand, a later rebarrel would have the larger font on the lug. Buy the gun if you like it, then send for a letter to see what the real story is. Keep in mind that your frame size options include more than 0 and 1 if the gun is a rebarrel.
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