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Originally Posted by Dave Noreen
The pattern was the pattern,
Baker Gun Co. had a different take on their engraving. The actual text from a 1900 issue of The Baker Gunner -- "We do not guarantee that every "B"( or "A") grade gun will be engraved from just the same design, but endeavor to have about the same amount of engraving on each. On receiving an order from a customer we try to select first, one which will fill the specifications as to gauge, weight, length of barrels, drop and length of stock, and then conform to customer's ideas as to engraving , as nearly as possible from guns we may have in stock, but always consider engraving of secondary importance. You may receive a "B" (or "A") with a different design of border, or a duck or a dog in place of the two quail or a dog pointing game, we cannot tell as it is our aim to give a variety of designs."
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thanks
so Ithaca held to a standard pattern per grade-
Baker's process seems to make sense - but could still end up with a mismatch to the gun's gauge and specs
Fox I think was pretty standard per grade
it seems Parker and Smith (on early guns) varied the actual engraving a lot more- although following the "same amount" concept
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