It is a Remington-made gun produced in Ilion and the rarity of the 30” 16 gauge barrels with the vent rib was a special order gun and the barrels and rib were most likely made in Ilion and not from parts that came from Meriden hence, no marking on the rib. However, the empty circle on the flats seems to indicate the unfinished barrels might have come from Meriden. But none of that would have been recorded and is all speculation.
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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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