There came a time, generally agreed it was at the outset of The Great War, that foreign sourced barrels, Damascus included, immediately became unavailable. So, unless Parker Bros. Had some Damascus barrels in house, fluid pressed steel sourced in America, Vulcan being the least expensive, would have been the usual choice. Choice in this case would have been the customer’s in most cases.
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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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