I stand corrected and apologize to Dave and others who questioned my statement that Remington Arms used the reinforced, one-piece forend loop on all of their Parker barrels.
We can only presume that Remington continued Parker Bros. policy of using this reinforced loop on guns ordered with a trap (beavertail) forend as well as all higher grade guns with splinter forends
This information found on page 145 of TPS.
Apologies to all for previously misstating what I thought I had read years ago.
Now this begs the question, which “higher grades” received this upgrade? What is the lowest grade beginning in 1918 to have originally included this feature
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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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