Or maybe it was buffed and only the deeper border lines remain.
Definitely buffed. Look at the buffed out graver walk around the right screw on the floorplate and what looks like the remains of rust pitting elsewhere.
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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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