These early grade 3 hammer guns had considerably less engraving than their top lever grade 3 guns. Dean, John, and my gun (
http://parkerguns.org/forums/album.php?albumid=436) have the same engraving pattern and ball grips. Does anyone have a grade 3 lifter with similar engraving to the grade 3 top levers or was the sparse engraving standard on grade 3 lifters? My S/N is in the 17K range circa 1880.