I know what you’re talking about but there is no empirical evidence they were sample guns. They could simply be because of a mistake in matching up the tubes to be joined. Keeping in mind that the pattern of the two tubes could not be seen until after the barrels had been joined and had gone through the final finishing stages.
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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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