I'm sorry that I'm not of much help Bill, but please note that the Syracuse "Quality No." designation was used until about 1896, and for some time overlapped in Hunter Arms advertisements with "Grade". The Syracuse higher grade checkering may have been finer than the Hunter Arms. It would be best to state the DOM.
This is the 1897 Chas. Godfrey, N.Y. catalog and still "Quality No."
An early Quality No. 3 SN 30068 with rebated lock
This is a 1890 "Transition" No. 3 and appears in the poor image to have the same pattern
This is the No. 3 in the 1902 Sears catalog, and has a different pattern
