Dave, looking as closely as I can with a magnifying glass (I sure wish Larry could have published better pictures) I can see big differences in the trigger guard engraving. For instance, the positioning of the 'rose' blossom is different between the two.
My guess is that Runge had drawn a very distinct and detailed engraving pattern and engraved them extremely close to that pattern and to each other... until it came to the trigger guard bow.
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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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