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Old 05-08-2025, 07:54 PM   #1
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Yes, C-Grade, 32-inch. Herchel's ad also stated it was "the highest grade known." We now know of a D-Grade and two E-Grades.
Don't forget my B-grade.

I still have two smallbores I bought from Herschel in the 70's.
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Don't forget my B-grade.
To date I've recorded 102 Philadelphia Arms Co. guns from serial number 16 to 1846, with seven being B-Grades, six C-Grades, one D-Grade and two E-Grades both for directors of the company - P.F. du Pont & C. William Haywood. The rest A-Grades. Then just to confuse things a single gun in B-Grade livery has surfaced with ejectors and serial number in the 26xx range.
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To date I've recorded 102 Philadelphia Arms Co. guns from serial number 16 to 1846, with seven being B-Grades, six C-Grades, one D-Grade and two E-Grades both for directors of the company - P.F. du Pont & C. William Haywood. The rest A-Grades. Then just to confuse things a single gun in B-Grade livery has surfaced with ejectors and serial number in the 26xx range.
Dave, keep collecting that data, but consider putting it in a book. You amaze me. Thanks for your dedication.
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Dave, keep collecting that data, but consider putting it in a book. You amaze me. Thanks for your dedication.

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