I just had the floor plate of a Parker apart today but I didn't pay very close attention to that hole.
My guess is that if it was intended to be an oiling point it would be to get oil to the cocking slide.
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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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