There are 12 DH guns with Vulcan barrels and a few hundred CHs with Titanic barrels. So if the designated type of steel was determinative of the grade of gun these guns would be VH (0 grade) and DH (3 grade), respectively. The type steel (usually) tells you what the gun is...except in lower grade late hammerguns then the price charged gives one a better clue. Hover, the DH 8 bore I bought yesterday letters as a GH because that is what the customer ordered. The gun is marked "3" on the barrels flats and the Damascus is obviously D3 in quality. The watertable is marked "3" and the checkering is DH on english walnut and the gun has a skeleton buttplate factory stamped with the serial number. The engraving is pure D grade but for the substitution of two different scenes of 4 ducks (aka "aka flying turnips") each in each side panel in place of the usual pointer and setter with 4 more ducks on the floorplate panel. Mark Conrad speculates and I agree the Parker filled an order for a GH 8 bore with a DH that was either in progress or in stock due to a cancelled order. They charged the original owner a GH price and he got a full blown upgrade. Dean is right...never say never...
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