A great deal of the differences we are seeing are due to the personal style of an engraver.
I’m sure ‘time’ was of the essence on the lower grades (4 and below) so an engraver could only spend an allotted amount of time on each gun.
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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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