Bill, on the Nichols and Lefever, could the AA be the grade. You could tell by the great engraving if it was. I never had the feeling that there was a "primary maker" related to Nichols and Lefever. Have you seen guns that would seem otherwise. Now, a conversion could have a primary maker, I guess, but most conversion receivers are from the one who did the conversion.

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