Sterlingwoth designation

Fin2Feather · Post by **Fin2Feather** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:59 am

In the most recent issue of Gray's there's a story in which the author recalls the first time he saw a shotgun, "a 20-gauge Fox Sterlingworth Supreme", c. 1936. That's a new one to me; was there ever such a designation? Perhaps he meant "deluxe"? It's a minor point, I guess, but I tend to be kinda anal about such things.

Researcher · Post by **Researcher** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:32 am

I have all the Savage-era retail catalogues and price lists, and all but one year wholesale price lists and a few Jobber price lists and I've never seen the term "supreme" used in context with a Fox-Sterlingworth. The catalogues did use the phrase on the title page "A.H. Fox Guns The Supreme Achievement in Shotgun Building."

MARSHFELLOW · Post by **MARSHFELLOW** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:56 am

.....never seen it.

Twice Barrel · Post by **Twice Barrel** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:25 pm

Sounds as if accuracy has again fallen prey to another editors ignorance.