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tollegirl
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I have recently inherited a Fox double barrel and i am inquiring some information SN#1736 all 4 spots, 8.6 lbs 1904 safety and the FOX is engraved on the side.
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From your brief description, I believe you have a Fox double barrel shotgun from the short-lived Philadelphia Arms Co. Probably something like this --

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Ad from American Field, April 22, 1905 --

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We need to see some pictures of the gun to tell anything more.
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I have pictures but unable to post pictures photo bucket and the other one i am on a goverment computer
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Hi Pat,

I'd be happy to post some pictures for you so that we can help you evaluate your Fox. I'll send you a Message with my contact information.

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Dennis sent me a photo of his Philadelphia Arms Fox. If you have more Dennis, send them along and I'll post them for you. The information that Researcher posted here applies. The gun you have actually pre dates the A.H. Fox gun company, and looks like a nice example. There is also some additional info on pre-fox guns on our homepage.

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