It is more 'common', for lack of a better word, on Grade-4 and higher with unusual barrel steel types to see engraved rib legends rather than roll-stamped legends. It is often difficult to discern with the untrained eye the subtle differences. But the true giveaway is the difference between the same letters along the length of the legend. One "S" may be slightly different from another "S" elsewhdere in the legend. An "A" may be slightly different than another "A" and so on. But a dead giveaway might be the scroll engraved at the ends of the legend or maybe a stylized 'arrow' at either end.
I have had a couple of Bernard barreled Grade-4's with engraved ribs....See Below:
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"I'm a Setter man.
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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