Thanks Gary for posting the pics of your similarly engraved lifter. It is just so interesting to study these different guns of this era, trying to decipher what might have been the theme and personality of each of these unique guns. The one you have there in the original case with ammo and accessories intact is just amazing, so incredibly hard to find these days and so many years old. I assume that gun falls in the "Quality D" grade class? Mine was speculated as that, which equated to a $105 Dollar Grade gun because 10 ga. from what I was told.
I see you mentioned having some other reference materials relating to "Dollar Grade Guns", would there be any information relating to my gun in that material? I sure would like to find something out about the history of my gun. I know so little other than the original owner may have been from Upstate NY. I think of my gun as "The Four Dogs Gun" being that it highlights 4 different hunting dogs. I've not yet seen another gun that features 4 Sporting Dogs this way. I've not been able to identify anything else significant other than the scrolls, borders and other attributes that are unique and quite variable. I sure would welcome any other speculation from others as to my gun's significance to its era. Thanks!
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