First time I've ever seen that even mentioned in a letter. I have three such guns that went back for various services and all three had the replacable wear plate replaced with nary a word of it having been done. I had always believed it was done to all pre-1910 guns that went back for service simply as a matter of course and that particular free service not even recorded.
Chuck, what's your take on this?
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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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