Pictures of the forend iron and the forend loop on the barrels would certainly help to determine if it is factory work or the work of the folks who refinished the gun.
In fact, pictures of the entire gun would be beneficial.
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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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