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Unread 11-15-2014, 10:43 AM   #1
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Yeah, OK, it's Saturday, but I took these last night.
I just love the setter on the 1880 Grade 3 Lifter. For comparison, I also took a picture of a Grade 3 Hammerless setter, from 50 years into the future
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DH 16ga SN 79, 472 ( 1893)
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I like those fiddleheads, especially the right side. They almost look three dimensional.
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Nice grade 3 Edgar, 12 gauge? barrel length? gary
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I like your dog better this is a grade three top lever
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Nice grade 3 Edgar, 12 gauge? barrel length? gary
30" 12 gauge, 1 frame. I didn't realize TL hammers were so different from Lifter hammers. Do later. check hook lifters have the TL style hammer, or the ones like those on the early lifters?
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edgars first picture sure looks like a dog on my dads lefever e grade...charlie
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Yeah, OK, it's Saturday, but I took these last night.
I just love the setter on the 1880 Grade 3 Lifter. For comparison, I also took a picture of a Grade 3 Hammerless setter, from 50 years into the future
OK now were getting somewhere. Typically the Lavarack setters have the 9:00 straight out the back tails.
The second photo is exactly what Im talking about at the more 10:30 twards hi noon. when do you think this transition started??
the first photo is a beautiful engraving any licencing fees if I use the image of the dog??
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the first photo is a beautiful engraving any licencing fees if I use the image of the dog??
One bottle of 18 year old Macallan oughta cover it.
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DH 16ga SN 79, 472 ( 1893)
Have a simiilar vintage 16ga DH that had to have been engraved by the same guy who engraved this gun.
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