The gun is a total mongrel. CH frame and engraving. BH wood, but the a DHBP. Vulcan barrels that are not numbered to the gun and poorly fitted. Frame has both 4 and B stamped on it. A B is a 5 and C a 4. The 4 is a larger stamp than the other markings and looks more recently struck. But Variation in stamping fonts on original guns has been seen. And also errors in marking and stamping. It could have been mis-marked as a B when made at Meriden.
Yes, maybe a letter may shed some light on the stock checkering and buttplate.
For $5500, I would expect a numbers matching gun with original barrels. But that is par for the course on Jensen’s listings.
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B. Dudley
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