For all we know, your Pigeon may be the first example ever made; but graded Smith manual extractor hammerless guns in this serial number range are not at all unusual. A real obvious example of this fact is the special grade featured on the cover of the new Smith book, #30347, and I have seen an A2 Grade 2-barrel set in the 35XXX range (can't recall exact number at the moment); and there are even high-grade examples of Hunter Arms guns under serial number 30XXX (an unmarked high-grade example, #23475, is also featured in the new book). Of course none of these high grade guns were in Brophy's original recap. The most probable reason for these omissions (other than missing records below 30XXX) are likely due to the method in which entries were made in the grades column; for, although I have only seen a few sample pages from this era, many of the grade entries are just "XX" and "XXX". Perhaps from sheer couriousity you should request a Cody letter, as it is entirely possible there is a serial number entry for your gun with no assigned grade? Later records are more informative, but you can see with that sort of data to draw upon when studying early records, an actual grade stamp may be the only definitive answer to a positive grade ID (and some of these early examples even lack a grade mark!). Just one more reason why these old guns are interesting to study.