The pre-struck barrel weight is 4 lbs., 14 oz. Parker used that broken "4" die for many years before replacing it.
I have not seen that "524" or any other number stamped in that position on the right barrel flat. Anybody have any ideas what it might mean?
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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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