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[Hammer Gun]

Steve that is a great looking gun how many grades were made? Gary

[TOOL MAN]

I believe there were six models/grades offered on the SBTs at least through the late 30's??? Victory, 4E, 5E, 6E, 7E and the opulent, Sousa. The 6E had a very limited run, maybe 5 to 6 years, tops.

[Researcher]

The original Flues SBT had two extensions with wedge bolting --

Flues SBT early bolting.jpg

First Style No. 4E Flues SBT.jpg

Pretty quickly A.P. Curtis changed the bolting to a Greener-style cross-bolt --

Flues SBT early Curtis bolting.jpg

a bit later the Curtis bolting was modified a bit --

Flues SBT second style Curtis bolting.jpg

All this in a barely seven-year production run