In some cases, one is able to tell which maker made a particular gun, regardless of the name. For example, records exist for Army & Navy guns, including by whom it was made. Those records will show that, for example, a specific A&N was made by Scott--and should not be any different for the Brand Value by the same gun by one by Scott, and so marked.
For example, Scott and A&N have BV3, William Evans has BV2, and James Woodward has BV1. Suppose Scott produced four identical guns, one retailed by Scott, one by A&N, one By Evans, and one by Woodward, and all four survived until today in identical condition. Then the Scott and A&N guns would be valued at "1," the Evans at "1 1/2," and the Woodward at "2." These 4 guns would have identical Original Quality grade (OQ) and identical Current Condition level (CC), yet the Woodward would be worth twice as much as the A&N or the Scott.
Brand Name is not an indicator of Original Quality. BV and OQ must be determined independently and kept separate.
