Thanks, Gentlemen! I've been somewhat a student of the C grade, gaining much knowledge from my friend, Bruce Day, who, like me, is a fancier of the Bernard barrels available on them.
The engraving on the hammer guns is much more variable, and less likely to have the more pattern or template-like execution of the hammerless era. If you note, there is great individualization in those dogs, and the fact that we see B-like dog numbers on a very few C grades attests to the difference in approach to engraving during that earlier period.
I've seen a dog on a C grade in the "charge" or drop position on occasion. A wonderful carryover from the early days of pointing dog training.
When I think of the "factory production" gun as the Parker gun is, I still marvel at the individual attention to all aspects of its production -- amazing.
Thanks again. If there are more 5 dog C's out there, please let me know.
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