I believe it very well could be the original checkering pattern and could even be the original cutting.
As far as the checked-all-over forend, a letter might validate it.
And I wonder if a letter would address the initial cap on the knob of the grip?
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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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