I remember some early hammerless A-Grades which had a high number of birds on them.
One that comes to mind has a hen woodcock on the floor plate with seven chicks on the ground around her. And, if I'm not mistaken, there are other kinds of birds engraved elsewhere on the frame of the gun. That gun is one of my very favorites.
Another A-Grade (I don't remember if it was a hammerless or ) has all sorts of birds on the floor from marsh birds and herons to warblers and other songbirds, I don't remember what was on the sides - could have been dogs, could have been birds, could have been stags and hinds, I just don't remember, but the bottom of the frame and floor plate were just outstanding.
Then there is the A-Grade with four setters, at least five birds and a frog on the bottom of the frame and the floor plate
Generally, a B-Grade hammerless will have two dogs engraved on each side of the frame and there may be other dogs elsewhere, like on the trigger guard or the floor plate.
I probably have pictures of these guns, and others as well, but I am not comfortable with showing pictures of other people's guns.
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