Barrel Stamping Mispell

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Maggiemollie
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Barrel Stamping Mispell

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Has anyone ever seen this on another Fox? I just noticed that the stamping for Sterlingworth on mine is missing the "i".
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I have seen it once before
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Re: Barrel Stamping Mispell

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The A.H. Fox Gun Co. certainly continued to use roll-stamps well beyond their retirement age. On this STERLINGWORTH the E and the second R have exceeded their useful lives --
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This 16-gauge STERLINGWORTH is really bad --
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Thanks. I figured it was someone's first day on the job.
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Re: Barrel Stamping Mispell

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That’s make it unique. Price goes up $500.
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Jeff S wrote:That’s make it unique. Price goes up $500.
THATS the answer I was looking for!!!! :lol: :lol:
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"I" likely broke off from the Die and who knows how many guns got marked with it before it was noticed.
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Re: Barrel Stamping Mispell

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How about not even attempting to spell Sterlingworth at all?
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