Fox Collectors

Closest that most of us will come to actuall seeing a brand new Fox.Wow!!

Hey Brian,
I am like John and can not open your pictures.
Bruce Cole

Welcome, I also inherited 16 ga. Model B that was my father in law's. That sparked my interest in Fox guns. I now have a small collection of grade guns and one Sterlingworth. Unfortunately, the Model B is not a true Fox, but a rebranded Stevens made by Savage, who bought the Fox Gun Company. The qua...

Not as light, but I have a 12 ga. CE with three weight 26" barrels that weights 6.58 lbs per my digital scale.

Not as light, I have a 12 ga. CE with three weight 26" barrels that weigh 6.58 lbs per my digital scale.

You can manually cock the hammers with a small flat head screwdriver and this will releave the pressure on the forend so it will snap on,

While it is wet and soft with stripper, gently scrub along the checkering lines using a brass brisel brush. Then dry with a hand towel. Repeat till the checkering is cleaning. The brass brush will not scar the checkering.

Polish with a good grade of furniture wax works great. You might clean with a wood cleaner first. Also Tung Oil, Old English Wood Polish and several other will blend with the old finishes and hide scratches and worn places. Lowes and Home Depot carry a selection.

Buying just one more Fox!!!

What determined the type and number of beads on Fox barrels? I have a 12 CE , a early 12 A, and a 16 Sterlingworth all with 26" barrel's that each have two ivory beads. I also have a16A with 28" barrels that only has one steel bead. I know that bead type could be specified at time the gun ...

Thanks Brian, now to get some free time to go for it.

Brian, do you top coat your amber shellac finish with a varnish or poly to make more water resistant?

Thanks Stan,I became a member several weeks ago after visiting the site a few times. The friendliness of the members and the wealth of knowledge shared by all easily made it a group that I wanted to join. Thanks for the warm reception.

Thanks Mr. Frank.

I need to replace the yoke on a 12ga. CE. It looks like its straight forward, but is there any instructions or tutorial available. I just don't want to overlook something.