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by Foxnut
Mon May 13, 2024 9:50 am
Forum: "Technicana" and Restoration Forum
Topic: Not so technical question - butt pad screw plugs
Replies: 11
Views: 239

Re: Not so technical question - butt pad screw plugs

Have you considered putting a leather facing on the pad? It would solve two problems at once, that of the plugs backing out and also of them being a different color than the pad itself. Leather faced Silvers pads were not uncommon in the era. I have done one on a hunting SWE, and ...
by vaturkey
Mon May 13, 2024 7:41 am
Forum: "Technicana" and Restoration Forum
Topic: Not so technical question - butt pad screw plugs
Replies: 11
Views: 239

Re: Not so technical question - butt pad screw plugs

Have you considered putting a leather facing on the pad? It would solve two problems at once, that of the plugs backing out and also of them being a different color than the pad itself. Leather faced Silvers pads were not uncommon in the era. I have done one on a hunting SWE, and ...
by Stan Hillis
Sun May 12, 2024 8:48 pm
Forum: "Technicana" and Restoration Forum
Topic: Not so technical question - butt pad screw plugs
Replies: 11
Views: 239

Re: Not so technical question - butt pad screw plugs

Have you considered putting a leather facing on the pad? It would solve two problems at once, that of the plugs backing out and also of them being a different color than the pad itself. Leather faced Silvers pads were not uncommon in the era. I have done one on a hunting SWE, and love it.
by Stan Hillis
Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: What to do with this 20 gauge Fox Sterlingworth?
Replies: 45
Views: 1317

Re: What to do with this 20 gauge Fox Sterlingworth?

... drops of Japan Drier, according to the relative humidity. Tom, that leather faced pad has special significance to me. The leather was cut from my grandad's old duck hunting ...
by vaturkey
Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:03 am
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: What to do with this 20 gauge Fox Sterlingworth?
Replies: 45
Views: 1317

Re: What to do with this 20 gauge Fox Sterlingworth?

Love the leather faced pad. Guessing that was glued on.
by fox-admin
Mon Apr 25, 2022 7:18 pm
Forum: Other Vintage Guns
Topic: LC Smith Special Order 12ga 30"
Replies: 9
Views: 1218

LC Smith Special Order 12ga 30"

... A-1's. The stock is highly figured with a crushed silver recoil pad leather faced. The checkering is fine and the pistol grip has a fancy shape. The gun is 2 3/4" ...
by Researcher
Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:10 pm
Forum: Fox Parts and Pieces, Lost and Found
Topic: XE butt plate
Replies: 3
Views: 1269

Re: XE butt plate

Twin ivory sights and a leather-faced Silvers recoil pad were standard for the XE-grade but occasionally a customer ordered one with a butt-plate. ...
by AAHESpecial
Wed Feb 09, 2022 12:14 am
Forum: Pictures of your Fox
Topic: 1917 Fox XE Grade
Replies: 11
Views: 2787

1917 Fox XE Grade

... extra full with weight held to 7 pounds 8 ounces. Very well balanced to leather faced Silvers pad. A wild turkey and Canada goose gun par excellance. This XE has a companion ...
by bbman3
Tue May 15, 2018 4:53 pm
Forum: "Technicana" and Restoration Forum
Topic: Original Recoil Pads used for AE grade 20ga
Replies: 4
Views: 2461

Re: Original Recoil Pads used for AE grade 20ga

Leather faced Silvers pad would work. Bobby
by Researcher
Thu May 25, 2017 8:55 pm
Forum: "Technicana" and Restoration Forum
Topic: Original pad screws
Replies: 5
Views: 3049

Re: Original pad screws

Here is the original leather-faced "Silvers type" recoil pad and screws off CE-Grade 29291 --
Leather-Faced Pad off CE 29291
Leather-Faced Pad off CE 29291
Leather-Faced Pad off CE 29291
Leather-Faced Pad off CE 29291
by AmarilloMike
Tue Nov 15, 2016 4:19 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: What is your favorite hunting gun?
Replies: 32
Views: 12980

Re: What is your favorite hunting gun?

... has 2-7/8" of drop with a 1/2" of cast off. 14-5/8 LOP over a leather faced Silvers pad. The single trigger has not failed a single time after about 500 rounds. ...
by Silvers
Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:42 am
Forum: "Technicana" and Restoration Forum
Topic: Quick Question on XE and recoil pads
Replies: 12
Views: 5870

Re: Quick Question on XE and recoil pads

One aspect not mentioned as yet is that the leather-faced Silver's pad commonly seen on original XE's is about 3/4" nominal thickness. This can be ...
by Researcher
Fri May 08, 2015 11:09 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Dates and pads and Sterlingworth Deluxe ?
Replies: 14
Views: 5383

Re: Dates and pads and Sterlingworth Deluxe ?

... does have the bulkier Savage-era forearm. It is also fitted with a nice leather faced Silvers or Jostam Air-Cushon pad. As I've mentioned before, "workers were reaching ...
by SAS
Mon Nov 24, 2014 3:12 pm
Forum: Fox Collectors Forum
Topic: Number 2 set of barrels!
Replies: 1
Views: 1542

Re: Number 2 set of barrels!

... optioned LCSmith Specialty Trap (32", 3", vent rib, BTFE, leather-faced pad) went for $4740 plus the premium.
by Researcher
Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:13 pm
Forum: Pictures of your Fox
Topic: 16 Gauge Sterlingworth Ejector 1934-1935
Replies: 18
Views: 13126

Re: 16 Gauge Sterlingworth Ejector 1934-1935

I have a late Savage-era Fox-Sterlingworth Ejector Brush with a similar leather-faced pad which I'm sure in my own mind is original. For my records, does the gun in question ...