Even though maybe 90% of #1 frame guns in the early years wore the "Bird dog with snipe in mouth" buttplate, Edgar is right about butt size. The number on the back of the buttplate and the art work on the face of the buttplate depends on the size of the back of the stock, rather than the frame size of the gun. There are many #1 frame guns that have the 0 frame buttstock size and the 0 frame buttplate with the "puppy" logo and the "0" on the back of the buttplate. There are also some 0 frame guns with the "Bird dog with snipe" buttplate with the #1 on the back side. To carry this paradox to the extreme, my .410 VHE Skeet has a full size #1 stock. Imagine that.
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