A lot, possibly a majority, of those side-by-side doubles had some version of a dog on the sideplates. The difference would be that on expensive guns it was hand engraved by an artist; on cheap guns it was stamped or roll marked.
Pictures might help or a better description and an approximate age would be useful. The truth is that unless it is a high grade gun (and high grade guns were not sold under the "Monkey Ward" name), it is of only nominal dollar value and (if checked and shown to be safe) is a hunting gun.
Jim
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