The P.B. stamped into the inlet in the stock for the trigger guard is likely the mark of stocker Pearson Bannister.
I've never seen any evidence that Parker Bros. felt the need to identify a stock as being from their shop.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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