It was always the standard practice for Parker Bros. When supplying additional barrel sets that each additional barrel set would have its own forend and that they be stamped 1, 2, 3, 4, again, as a ‘standard’ practice.
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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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