Wow, what a find! That would be a dollar-quality gun and would be the predecessor of a Grade-5 (B) or Grade-6 (A) range.
That set of Laminated Steel barrels, unless added after 1877, are likely English Laminated. Look on forward end of the right barrel flat for a P stamp indicating the barrels may have been made by Parker Bros. during the three years (1877, 78, 79) that they made their own Laminated Steel barrels. If the P is not there the barrels are probably of English origin. Being mis-matched tubes I'm guessing they were added later at Parker Bros. with their own-make barrels.
That happy spaniel pup at the rear of the left lock and on the trigger guard bow is a 'trademark' of Glahn's engraving.
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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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