Way way way too far gone for me... or my wallet.
That must have been quite the gun in its youth.
Looking at the floor plate I would say the engraving, for the most part, is original.
Noooo... I just looked more closely - that engraving can’t have been approved by Charles A. King - it would never have passed his muster.
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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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