The gun in question is a No. 1 Grade --



one up from the entry-level No. 0 Grade. $125 was a lot of money in the first decade of the Twentieth Century. Could buy five 00-Grade L.C. Smiths, K-Grade Remingtons or DS-Grade Lefevers.

I would love to find a magazine page from this vintage that also has a Baltimore Arms Co. ad on it --



for three companies building Frank Hollenbeck designs at the same time.


Last edited by Researcher; 10/20/16 10:32 PM.