These very early 4-digit serialized Parkers are extremely difficult to identify in regard to dollar-quality or grade is concerned.
Previously I had suggested the gun was the equivalent of a grade-0 but certainly no higher than the equivalent of a grade-1.
Now that we see the checkering pattern of the forend, which is clearly the three-point or “bow tie” pattern, the gun, in my opinion, is in fact a predecessor of the grade-2.
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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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