There is no cigarette in the picture and the barrels of his Parker run right off the edge of the picture.
I have handled that DHE 28 and as I recall the barrels are a normal length, 26” or possibly 28” but certainly not shorter than 26”.
Jon Foster still has the “Little Gun” of “New England Grouse Shooting” fame and the DHE in the picture above went to him as well. Two (I believe) other Parkers went to Jon’s brother, Bill Foster.
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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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