Actually Mills, the gun is too early to have any identifiable engraving motif. The breech ball (or fence) sculpting and forend checkering were the first identifiers of quality level or dollar grade.
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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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