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Fin2Feather · Post by **Fin2Feather** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:44 am

No new posts here since Monday morning, not even replies to Rabbit's question?! Is everybody on vacation, or did admin issue a secret password and nobody's telling me?

Researcher · Post by **Researcher** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:27 am

Guess everything anyone wants to know about Fox guns has been stated.

Ken Hurst · Post by **Ken Hurst** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:08 pm

Well, I'm still hanging around waiting to hear little gems of wisdom re. Fox guns. Knowing very little , I haven't anything to add that isn't already known. I am getting ready to get another Sterlingworth stocked now that the tang has been straightened & frame scaloped & rebated. That's the easy part --- the engraving comes next & I haven't the faintest idea of what I'll do on the frame. Won't be any gold inlayed on this one --- might just engrave it with a 3/4 coverage on Eng. scroll. All suggestions welcomed. Ken

JRAnderson · Post by **JRAnderson** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:25 pm

I keep popping in to read any new posts. I finally got a few Sterlingworth 16ga guns as guinea pigs. Both Philly 28" guns. One I purchased from a member of the forums here. It's an action only with a partially dissassembled barrels. Also missing forend iron & extractors. The price was right for a learning project. I'll be revisiting the SW extractor/ejector post when I start building parts for it. Not today though.

Ken Hurst · Post by **Ken Hurst** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:04 pm

By building parts ---- you do mean collecting them rather than making them I assume ? If it's the latter, my hats off to you ! ken

JRAnderson · Post by **JRAnderson** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:48 pm

Some people have accused me of building parts the hard way. In jest I've told others I start making parts with a shovel in Northern Minnesota.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:49 pm

Always looking. Havent gotten anything to speak of lately. I prefer to read the posts of the gurus on the site and learn. I am better off reading and learning than trying to act like i know much about these guns. having a bunch of them doesnt make me an expert thats for sure.

rabbit · Post by **rabbit** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:01 pm

Dog days or Fox days? Got pm reply re: "lunchbox" SBT via DGSBBS. Not much there. Mention of Fox SBT barrels being used to construct pressure test guns; market value estimate 5C. The illustrated Fox disassembly procedure which Mike Campbell has on here is very good. A shortage of the "sticky" over there, except for obituaries of course.

jack

Ken Hurst · Post by **Ken Hurst** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:28 pm

Well, I received a Fox 12 ga., 30" dbl yesterday that I bought on the net. The ser. # is 465 and it has three screws that hold the trigger plate down. Bores are great --- needs new stocks, all surfaces are clean of finish which is okay as I will attend to that when gun is restored. This piece has dbl triggers and extractors & a little engraving. Maybe not much but I'll enjoy bring her back.

eightbore · Post by **eightbore** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:05 am

Ken, sounds like a nice old Philadelphia Arms Company gun. I can't wait to see it finished.

Researcher · Post by **Researcher** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:43 am

Ken,

Please give us all the info on #465. Maybe a few pictures. It is a number I don't have in my table of observed specemens. I assume it is an A-Grade that looks about like a VH-Grade Parker Bros. from ten feet away.

Dave

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