John Sir, are you referring to the circumferential groove? If so, I believe it serves no function but is entirely done for aesthetics. I too, like it very much. I have one or two guns with such hammers.
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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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