I compared your Sportsman's deck with mine and I noticed that the index are not identical : the indexes of your deck are the same that your Army #303, Navy #303 decks and are smaller than mine. I also found another difference (noted in purple on the photo)
Does it mean that your Sportsman's deck is more older, more recent or anything else please Tom ?
Yes, mine is a bit older. Russell, Morgan & Co. was used for the earliest decks - then they changed to Russell & Morgan Co after a couple of years - likely 1883. The earliest decks had the smallest indices and they were not as elongated.
I like the way you were able to enlarge the differences - COOL!
Many thanks for the answer Tom. Would you have possibly a pix or scan of a Sportsman's #202 with the special and extremely rare joker please ? I would like very much seeing a copy.
Here it is - best copy I have.
Would you have the scan of the back please Tom ?
On the pix below, do you recognize the Chinese red back to the left ? Do you know if it was only used with the rare joker?
