OB - EXCELLENT- all original parts; over 80% original finish; sharp lettering, numerals and design on metal; unmarred wood.

WW - WOOD IS WORSE FOR THE PERCENT FINISH RATING GIVEN

Manufactured 1925.

OC - FINE- all original parts; over 30% original finish, sharp lettering, numerals and design on metal and wood; minor marks in wood.

Manufactured 1928. "RY. EX. AGY." engraved on the back strap. The included factory letter confirms the current configuration with the engraving incorrectly listed as "Am. Exp. Agy." as well as shipment to American Railway Express Agency in New York on 24 October 1929. With a leather holster marked "RAILWAY EXPRESS/AGENCY" on the flap and a six-point star badge marked "RY. EXPRESS AGY./313/POLICE".