Kosinar - researching old guns is much fun and usually leads to new learnings. The maker's name is one of the first questions usually asked about a gun and one of the least useful pieces of information. As you can see, Mr. Clark, like most all Brit makers, made/supplied a range of Original Quality grade guns. Then as now, the selling price generally determined the quality grade of the gun. The maker's name determines Brand Value and has a 2X impact on market price, whereas Original Quality grade and Current Condition level each have a 20X impact on price. The maker's name will give you hints as to where the gun was likely to have been used and, to some extent, its dates. Enough is known about some makers to surmise whether they bought-in complete guns and then ran a service shop, bought-in "in the white" guns and finished them up, or bought-in parts at some level of finish and basically built the gun. Remember, the Brit gun industry was a "trade" and there was all manor of swapping of parts, material, and labor.
Good luck with your research!
