The "E" on that Grade 2 gun that Researcher shows us represents the fact that it was made as a 10 gauge (or 8 gauge) gun rather than the 12 gauge, which the barrels are, and smaller which were designated as G grade guns. The letter grade of these guns was never intended to indicate the frame size of the gun.
There is the possibility that the person who stamped the grade number and letter code of this particular gun erred on the letter code, but there is also the chance that it was originally intended to be made as a 10 gauge.
Dave, did you get a research letter on this gun?
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Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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