This Utica gun is advertised as having been professionally restored. I'm no Fox expert, but I do own one, and the "FOX STERLINGWORTH" inscription on the action looks unusually large. What do you all think?
www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=94759361
Restored Fox on Gunbroker (I'm not asking about value)
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The "Fox Sterlingworth" frame engraving looks okay to me; it's a Utica gun. Overall the gun is definitely redone and it's a decent job from what I can tell from the pics. The tail of the trigger guard is a little proud of the wood. That can be corrected. Maybe it's the lighting for the pics but the frame colors don't seem right - very few recolored frames are - and the wood finish is a little shiny. Again, maybe it's how the pics were taken. The one question I would have if you really want a refinished SW is if the barrels are original 26" or not. Not that that really matters on a redone gun but if they were cut back from 28" or even 30" as was in vogue a few years back, you may get into an open choked gun that doesn't suit the game you want to hunt. Same if the gun is an original 26" but someone opened the chokes excessively. The owner said he would post the choke diameters but I don't see where they are shown. I may have missed it. If the gun gets much higher on the auction it's getting up in "original condition" territory and that's another consideration. FWIW, I saw a decent Philly 16 gauge SW at the Harrisburg PA gun show on Sunday. It was original 28" with only one minor forend issue and the asking price was $1795. as I recall. Silvers
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