Robert, $22.50 discount on the $150.00 C Grade wouldn't have qualified for "better barrels at lower cost". Unfortunately, there was no clue about the reason for the lack of engraving on the C Grade. The person ordering the gun was an active duty company grade commissioned officer in the northern plains. Maybe he didn't want to have an extravigant looking gun to accompany his senior officers on Great Plains bird hunts. This has always been my take on the order, but who knows.
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