Recently Purchased Fox Sterlingworth 16 gauge

[Cflanagan]

I am brand new to the forum, but I recently purchase a 16 Ga Fox Sterlingworth. The guns Serial number is 350173. Is there an estimate of its production year?

The gun also does not have the traditional grip that i have seen on most Sterlingwoths. It is more rounded which is a shape that I have seen on graded Foxes but it still has the rougher Sterlingworth checkering. I am curious if this could be original or if it was most likely altered.

I will attach some images of the gun

[Cflanagan]

Here are some photos of the gun.

[Cflanagan]

here it is zoomed out

[JasonPeck]

Your Sterlingworth 16 is a first year of production gun. Approx 1913.

The stock is likely a replacement but the gun looks to be in fine condition.

Welcome to the forum.

[Cflanagan]

Thanks for the info Jason,

The Barrels are marked Savage Arms Utica NY. "special Alloy Forged Steel". I thought that the company was transferred to Savage later on in the 30s. Does it make sense that the barrels are marked Utica NY instead of Philadelphia?

[Researcher]

Very likely some previous owner sent this first year 16-gauge Sterlingworth to Savage for a new stock and fell victim to this policy --

though I would expect this style marking on the left side of the left barrel if that was the case --

Another possibility is these were a second set of barrels added to the gun. Is there a numeral 2 under the serial number on the barrel flats like this?

[Cflanagan]

There is no #2 under the serial number on the barrels. I am wondering if this barrel swap along with the potential for a stock change makes a big difference in value? What would the estimated value be?