It was during the war years that the Conn. was changed to CT. It may also have to do with the sourcing of the rough barrel tubes not coming from Europe any longer due again to the war.
There is a great deal of information on this in The Parker Story.
There is also information in TPS regarding an earlier question from another poster about when USA bagan to appear on the rib legend.
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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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