Having spent my entire 'working life' in retail I can't begin to count the thousands of times I would have liked to say, "Please be more patient - you are not my only customer, many are ahead of you and I haven't even started on their order yet." but I rarely ever did.
The fact that the order was received and recorded on a particular date means very little when it comes to when the order was taken from the slot on the wall and parts were selected to be fitted to make a gun. They may have begun work on it just a couple of weeks prior to the gun being shipped.
My guess, in a relatively high-volume engraving room where possibly a couple of experienced (who were working against the clock) people worked on a single D grade could probably knock one out in about three or four hours. (JMHO)
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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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