Well, The Parker Story tells us that the soft rubber recoil pads didn't come into use on Parkers until the 1890's so I guess we need to presume a hard rubber butt plate was used on this 1880 gun, although the butt plate on the gun now bears no resemblance to the dog's head butt plates of Parker Bros. make.
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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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