Also, as a matter of educational information to the newcomer, on the Parker hammer guns after considerable use to the point where the color has worn off or mostly off the frame, the lock plates will usually retain significant case hardened color.
Case in point, a 1-frame C-Grade that I had several professionals work their magic on nearly every aspect of the gun, with the exception of the frame… I wanted to leave the frame untouched because of the subdued beauty of the lock plates with some color remaining from when the gun was manufactured.
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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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