Quote:
Originally Posted by edgarspencer
Several keels were shown here, and one or two were over 4" long. One thing is for certain; the muzzle picture shown of the cut barrels clearly shows keels. The barrels were cut by 4". Were new keels inserted and soldered in place after the barrels were bobbed? Unlikely, but not impossible.
|
It all depends on who bobbed the barrels. If Parker Bros. cut the barrels they most certainly would have installed new keels. DHE 149020 proves the fact.
.
__________________
"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.
|