I would say it is likely the dollar equivalent ($150 or $175) to the grade 3 or grade 4.
The four pins in the lock plate make the gun a minimum of grade 3 but could be higher.
We have seen the sides of bolsters sculpted in that manner on lower graded guns than grade 3 (case in point, Tom Latham's 20 ga. lifter, ser No. 10165 - picture below) but the sporting scenes are somewhat more elaborate than those we are accustomed to seeing on a grade 3 lifter.
Of interest to note is the manner of dress of the sportsman depicted in the vignettes. Where he is seated he appears to be wearing the tunic or coat of a military man and in both left and right side vignettes his boots appear to be like those worn by a cavalry officer of the War Between the States.
If there is information available from our research chairman we may learn some interesting things about the mysteries of this gun.
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