Dave has trained Steve Dalzell in stock repair and refers his customers to Steve. I have not seen Steve's work yet but Dave speaks very highly of him. Steve was already a very accomplished gunsmith and Dave saw real promise in his stock work.
I have a friend who has a high grade Parker with a beautiful stock with a ball grip broken almost identical to the subject Purdey. We took the gun to Dave and he had every confidence in having Steve do the repair. Dave says we'll never see evidence of the repair but he will take pictures of the process.
We'll see in a few months.
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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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