I bought a really nice Midland a little while back, and was able to identify the model exactly from the sketches and descriptions in the catalog I got from Cornell. I don't have it here, but I believe it was one of the pre-WW I issues. They are really good as catalogs go. My uneducated take is that they are pretty easily identified as to model by looking at the engraving pattern and option list.
Surprisingly, the gun I purchased was the second highest grade boxlock. In looking through the catalog, I ws surprised at the modest upgrade price between grades and the large differential between the boxlock and sidelock versions. The latter didn't surprise me, but the former did. There would have been a lot of incentive at the time to buy a top of the line within the style.
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