AAHE Upgrade?

[B. Dudley]

I was recently watching this AAHE on GB, just out of curiosity as to if it would get any action.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=310362126

It caught my attention because of the Vickers barrels. They are very similar to the barrels that were on a PH I used to own. I found it odd for such a high grade gun to have Vickers barrel on it.

Then I looked up the Serial number (145418) in the book. The number is listed as a V grade. But, then I saw that 2 numbers above it in the book (145416) is an AAHE with straight grip. I wondered if the seller just listed the S/N incorrectly. The S/N engraving on the guard was hard to read in the pictures. But the S/N on the barrel lug is clearly visible as ending in an 8. So, most likely an upgrade. Not a bad looking one in some respects.