The 'broaching' of barrel breeches on Parker guns was part of the precision machining process of 'squaring up' the barrels with the horizontal and vertical surfaces of the frame. I'm quite sure it was done to all grades.
Sometimes when guns are refinished or are simply being presented as "lightly used" the broaching marks are applied by other than a broaching cutter. I have seen a number of Parkers 'faked' in this manner.
A prospective buyer should be aware of what he is looking at.
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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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