Fox Collectors

I received the Callahan letter on this Sterlingworth last month. I had sent a couple of photos of the gun with my request, and Mr. Callahan attached a note stating, "Thanks - this is the first Sterlingworth I have seen with the engraving shown." The records show "no confirming entries...

Bob, Now that I see that the only real issues are with the wood, I really wish I would have put in a higher bid. You got a bargain. Bud Haynes' would make a lot more money if they'd make photos available. There were a lot of nice sounding guns in that auction (mostly rifles), but as an absentee bidd...

The issue of not knowing if it had been hot blued is the one that kept me from bidding more than than I did. I called after that auction and asked what it went for - it was just a little over what I had bid, so suspect you've gotten a great buy even if it needs a fair bit of work.

Northern Bob, Is this the gun that came up in the recent Bud Haynes auction? I contacted them just a couple of days before the sale but couldn't get any photos sent on short notice. I did call and asked a bunch of questions while one of the guys had the gun in hand. He was not a double gun expert by...

My very early A grade A.H. Fox came to me with a non-original butt plate covering a notch in the heel of the stock that I'm guessing was from a Silver's pad. It's too early for a letter so no way to know if it was original. I'm planning to have a Silver's pad fitted to the gun soon. By the way, 1) d...

Guys - thanks for all of your input. It's interesting to hear that a couple of you have seen guns with similar engraving. The gun definitely locks up tight with no gap between barrels and breech face.

I will request a letter on this gun and let you all know what I find out.

Dave

I just picked up a 1913 12 ga Sterlingworth, 30"bbls - had been looking for a shooter for clays and this one has good stock dimensions, good barrels, and is mechanically tight. It has been engraved by someone in the distant past (pics below) - I am assuming that this is an early example of a St...

I took another look at this gun late last week. It weighs 7.2 lbs despite the "Heavy Weight" bbls and balances nicely. The 30" bbls are in good shape, with good bores, and only a little shallow pitting under where the tip of the forend rests. The chambers have been lengthened to 3&quo...

Thanks for the responses. I am amazed at the knowledge you guys have. One more thing about the stock: there's an unengraved silver oval. Would this make it any more or less likely that it's a replacement? I didn't get an exact weight on the gun when I first looked at it. I'm going to have another lo...

Hello gentlemen, I've been reading this board and others for a long time trying to soak up as much info as I can about Fox guns from the experts here. I'm an avid bird hunter and I've been planning for a few years to get my first Fox (and first side-by-side) as soon as I finally finished my educatio...