Edgar and I both forgot that the rib matting is cut and not pressed. The rib on the GHE in question is apparently either original to the gun or installed very early in vent rib manufacture. I say this because the breech end of the rib is unlike any Parker vent rib I have seen. Not just unusual because it is installed on a curved breech receiver, which is fairly common, but the rib itself has a completely different treatment of stippling and engraving. I wish I had Kevin's very early BHE vent rib gun to compare.
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