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Researcher, That is indeed interesting about the stampings on the forearm iron. The 'model 1911' stamp on this gun was done twice, that is the first stamp was too faint, so they repeated with a second stamp which is a little off-set. The stamp below it is clearly the same as the post-Philadelphia Ar...

Tool Man, The scenario I have been mulling over in my head is this: It's probable that the gun was made for Otto, around 1911 but then his son Fletcher, my great-uncle (who was also a dab hand at clay pigeon shooting), had it altered for his own use in the 1920's. That is where the box and the butt ...

... continued The chamber. Just a little bit of the copper-blue patina goop that wipes away, and some varnish covering parts of the steel making it yellowed. It looks to be almost two centimeters across, yes, probably 12 gauge. AHFox chamber.jpg I thought I'd include a few snaps of the Woodcocks and...

The badge with Otto's name on it appears to be a pale kind of gold or gold alloy. In the cracks of the engraving you can see a yellower color of gold reflect the light, which means it might have been plated when new. Otto W. Schaum Philadelphia AHFox Otto Badge.jpg The butt end has a black ribbed pl...

I'm embarrassed by how wonderful this shotgun has turned out to be. I'm glad I took the trouble to save it. You're right, Researcher, the beavertail part (against the barrel) is of a different quality of wood and the checkering isn't nearly as fine as the stock (which is so fine and neat it looks li...

I am new to the world of A.H. Fox shotguns, and would greatly appreciate any information you would like to impart about this family 'jewel'. This AH Fox shotgun belonged to my great-grandfather's best friend Otto. The two of them were small-time industrialists in Philadelphia in the years surroundin...