Let me put it another way:
In the 1939 Stoeger catalog, the most expensive Parker shotgun, the Model A-1 Special, sold for $890, the Premier Grade L.C. Smith was priced at $832, the SPE Grade Fox sold for $99, the Ithaca Number 7 Ejector Double sold for $379.20, and the "Trap" Grade Model 21 Winchester sold for $188.25.
On the other hand, the Powell No. 1 Best Grade with self opening action sold for $835,the Holland and Holland "Modele De Luxe" for $1150, the Woodward Best Grade for $1100, the Stephen Grant self opener for $895, the John Rigby "Regal" Grade for $940 (all sidelock ejectors), and the W.W. Greener (boxlock) Ejector Gun for $325. Stoeger also offered a Model 219 Ejector with hand detachable box-locks, which suspiciously resembles a Westley Richards, for $850 under its own name, as well as an European made Zephyr Shotgun in Royal Grade Model 410E, a side lock ejector, for $395.
Would anyone be willing to speculate which gun represented the best value for the money, taking into consideration the attributes I have listed above, assuming all stocked to the buyer's specifications?
