Going strictly by the checkering pattern of the forend, my opinion is that it is a ....
Damascus barrels were used on lower grades such as Grade 1 so the fact that it has Damascus barrels is no determinating factor... And it has no game scenes, which, by the specific scene is usually a determining factor on later guns... And we don't know what the price was so that is not a determining factor... so I'll go with my gut and stick with the forend checkering pattern and call it a ...
Grade 2!!
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