Steve, the frame is level across the top between the breech bolsters, telling me that it was manufactured with a vent rib or with a raised flat rib.
It does however, look like some work has been done to it.... and being a Remington Parker it's tough to nail down anything about it.
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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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