John, the checkering style on your SB made me think of a .410 Parker BTFE (wood only) I once had. Very, very similar in design and style and I always believed it was original Parker but never attempted to document it. They could have been checkered by the same hand.
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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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