Wm. H. Gough - Parker Chief Engraver 1899 - 1911
Wm Gough (Chief engraver 1899 - 1911) was one of Parker’s best, most artistic engravers who was also a free-lance engraver, having done several wonderful engraving contracts for other gun manufacturers in the day.
Then the Stevens gun which showed up on FB today.
Last 4 pics are 147673 and then 149020....
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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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