Fox Collectors

Working the under-lever is what cocks the gun.

Yes,that is the safety Stan.It’s in the off position.When it’s in line with the barrels it blocks your line of sight. I’ve seen similar ones on other European made guns.

Thanks for the interest.It’s chambered for 2 9/16 shells. Chokes appear to be a light-modified and full.LOP is right around 13 3/4 inches.DAH….2/14 DAC….1 3/8. Measurements are as close as I could figure.What impressed me was the way the stockmaker had to inlay some smaller pieces of wood to fill in...

This one bears the name of A.Richter of Cottbus,Germany a town near the Polish border.Guild guns were usually a collective effort of men with skills in a particular field.Barrel maker,stock maker etc.Put them all together and you wind up with what is commonly known as a “Guild gun”. This one is a 16...

Been looking for a small bore graded Lefever with steel barrels for quite a while.Picked this up at my FFL the other day.A 16 gauge G grade with Royal steel 28 inch tubes.Weighs in at just over 6 pounds.Dates to early 1913.Couldn’t be happier.

Yes it was.I heard that the number of display tables was down from last year.No selling from display tables but there were probably over 400 other tables to shop from.I came home with a Smith&Wesson model 422 target pistol.I’ve wanted to get into the OGCA for several years and became a member la...

I’ve had Matthew work on several of my guns .Never been disappointed.I’m lucky,he’s only a little over an hour or so away.

The show was pretty good.There was that C grade a couple of 12 gauge A’s, a well used 16 gauge A, and few 12 gauge Sterlingworths on the tables.Nothing outstanding.Most interesting guns I saw were two Marlin 22 caliber Thompson style machine guns.Being a dual member whose Lefevers have begun to outn...

Just got home from the Ohio gun collectors show.Saw a 12 gauge C with a single trigger.A two barrel set at that.Both barrels had been cut.I felt ill.

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It is a shadow.The barrels are in very rough shape tho inside.I plan on taking it to Matthew Begley for about a 50% restoration. Re-cut the checkering,get all the mechanical problems corrected,put back on face,install new ebony fore-end tip.I’m not sure if I want him to put in some kind of Briley tu...

I’ve been in touch with the archives to see if by chance there is possibly any more information available.I’m keeping my fingers crossed but not really getting my hopes too high.

Got my letter from Colt yesterday.
Pretty basic information,not what I was hoping for.Grade designation was listed as “Fancy”.Would anyone here know just what kind of embellishments were required to meet that designation? I have yet to see another like it.

Sweet....Have you had the opportunity to try it out?

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