That feature was introduced back in the four-digit serial number range... In other words, right at the beginning of the "dollar grades."
If you want to check on the originality, gently lift and rotate the trigger guard tang to see if your gun's serial number is stamped into the wood.
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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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