Well, I am of the opinion that the stamp on the bottom of the frame was a grade designation. However, I'm not sure all grades were stamped as such.
Bill,
Schwing referred to the DUCK as a Duck Grade, but we have been told he may have been wrong!
Has anyone ever seen a Model 21 with CUSTOM BUILT, CUSTOM BUILT-FIELD, CUSTOM BUILT-TRAP, CUSTOM BUILT-SKEET, CUSTOM BUILT-MAGNUM, OR CUSTOM BUILT-20MAGNUM stamped on the bottom or was the CUSTOM BUILT part stamped on the top rib?
Same question for the CUSTOM DELUXE, C D-FIELD, C D-TRAP, C D-SKEET?
And has anyone seen a DELUXE-FIELD, TRAP-FIELD, and MAGNUM or 20MAGNUM so stamped?
