Well it's not a Purdy or a sub gauge Parker. The maker did make best guns and it's not one of those. It is a 12ga. boxlock with pretty much 100% engraving, but not best gun type of engraving. In between I would say but I'm far from an expert. I'd say it's your typical Birmingham boxlock. I think it's priced about 35 t0 45 % above what a gun of that vintage with normal use would run.