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Originally Posted by fred cook
Here are a couple of better pictures of the Grade 3 and Grade 4 sideplates. The Grade 3 looks to me to be closer to the ones in Tabs pictures.
Grade 3
Grade 4
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The Grade 4 U are showing is an early one where the oval was further back. Further I couldn't make heads nor tails of the engraving in the pictures furnished by the auctioneer of the side palte ovals. I based my findings on the clear pictures of the engraving on the top of the frame..especiallyon the frame around the barrle lug, the B lug, and on the lever. Also the bottom of the Frame picture, the engraving around the screw and blued lug. The engraving of the little birds in the trigger guard oval. All are distinctly different from Grade 3 to 4. This is grade 4.