That may be the only reference we'll ever see for the grooved forend other than the pics published in the earliest ads.
And it also suggests it was an unpopular feature leading Parker to discontinue it almost before they started offering them.
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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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