It is a reinforcing rod that screws into the front of the forend iron which in turn latches to the reinforced, one piece, forend lug/lower rib.
If not for these reinforcing pieces the overly large beavertail forend with its larger gripping surface would pull the old style forend lug away from the barrels.
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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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