I believe the .410 prototype was built on the frame or back half of a returned 00-frame 28 gauge gun. It was certainly a mongrel with Lefever .410 barrels adapted to the Parker frame. The gun currently resides in the Peterson Collection in the NRA Musehm in Fairfax VA.
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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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