That's right - the "K" is for Charles Alonzo King, the Parker Gun Works superintendent until 1910 when his son Walter King took over that position. We also see the "WK" stamp on the barrel flats, and that is the stamp of Walter King.
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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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