I’ve taken and enlarged the 9th picture you posted. There is space between the top tang of the frame and the wood. It is pronounced on thevright side and it is actually considerably wider than the frame if you look closely on the right side. This indicates a split stock head.
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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."
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