I think, judging by the serial numbers of these CSMC Parkers, they were intended to be 'Parker Continuations'.
Incidentally, the smallest bore Grade 7 guns didn't all have multiple beads. See page 332 of TPS for a picture of 28 bore No. 178209 with only one bead. Then on page 336 and 337 a 20 bore Parker No. 152815 with only two beads. Similarly, page 339 shows 20 bore No. 175048 with only two, and on page 346 is No. 214679 a 20 with two beads and No. 226267, a twenty with only one bead. So, it seems that the bigger the frame size, the more beads are filed into the bolsters.
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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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