20ga. SPE

DarylC · Post by **DarylC** » Sun May 10, 2015 4:25 pm

Finally got my hands on a gun which I had never seen before and knew very little about until last week. It letters with the card I received last week. 26", straight grip, checkered butt, SST, beavertail, SK/IC, dual beads. I'd say 85% with slight handling marks. Honestly, it's a beautiful little gun and handles more like a 28ga. than a 20. Can't wait to shoot it at Ernie's

mc15426378 · Post by **mc15426378** » Sun May 10, 2015 7:55 pm

Pictures?

Jim Cloninger · Post by **Jim Cloninger** » Sun May 10, 2015 8:00 pm

Daryl, sounds like a perfect bird gun. Jim

DarylC · Post by **DarylC** » Sun May 10, 2015 8:13 pm

Yes I will attempt to take and post some tomorrow.
You are correct Jim, it will make a great bird gun.

Post by **fox-admin** » Sun May 10, 2015 8:45 pm

Daryl: Great job can't wait to see it a 20ga SPE is a very hard Fox to find.

MARSHFELLOW · Post by **MARSHFELLOW** » Mon May 11, 2015 6:48 am

.....ESPECIALLY when it's a Skeet & Upland !! One of only about 3 dozen made. Nice catch, anxious to see it.

tjw

3birddogs · Post by **3birddogs** » Mon May 11, 2015 12:54 pm

Daryl, sounds like a great gun. Looking forward to seeing it and you at Ernies. Missed your presence atDrakes this year.

Researcher · Post by **Researcher** » Mon May 11, 2015 1:31 pm

Congrats Daryl!! Great find.

Is it a 1934 "Fox Special" Skeet Grade --

or the 1935 and later SP-/SPE-Grade Skeet & Upland Game Gun --

DarylC · Post by **DarylC** » Mon May 11, 2015 2:04 pm

Dave, it is a SPE skeet and upland, s/n 203864 which puts it about 1938 I believe. The water table is marked SPE Grade, 20ga. About 1" forward of the barrel flats on the underside of the barrel tubes is stamped a S on the left barrel and what looks to be an O on the right. The card says 1/4 choke/left, the right says "something" cyl. I can't make out the word. Card also says "same as gun 203794".

Silvers · Post by **Silvers** » Mon May 11, 2015 2:58 pm

Daryl, I'm happy you got the gun. Can't wait to see it at the Northeast SxS next month. That right barrel choke is probably "skeet cylinder" which is a bell-shaped reverse choke intended as a spreader with period bare shot ammo. Winchester's version of same was the "WS-1" choke. That skeet cylinder choke was common on Fox S&U guns.

mc15426378 · Post by **mc15426378** » Mon May 11, 2015 3:49 pm

Sounds like a real peach of a gun. Below is a photo of what Frank describes. This is a 12 ga Sterly Skt & Upland I used to own. Notice the still visible reamer marks from opening the last 1 inch + of the right barrel.

DarylC · Post by **DarylC** » Mon May 11, 2015 4:44 pm

You are right Frank, it says Skeet upon closer examination under a magnifying glass.
Yes Mike, my choke looks like that. Can't measure the bores/chokes right now as I've not been cleared yet by the surgeon to climb the stairs up to my gun room.

MARSHFELLOW · Post by **MARSHFELLOW** » Mon May 11, 2015 6:59 pm

...... that's interesting, I have never seen one of these guns marked "skeet".

tjw

DarylC · Post by **DarylC** » Mon May 11, 2015 8:03 pm

Tom,
If I knew how to post the factory card on here I would to show you the choke markings.

Silvers · Post by **Silvers** » Mon May 11, 2015 9:32 pm

Excerpt from a JTC factory letter for a Sterly 12-gauge S&U. See reference to "skeet cylinder" choke. Now, I know a Sterly isn't a SP(E) but I'm thinking that choke profile was a conventional Fox/Utica design.

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