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Fox sees the light of day after 60 years
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:24 am
by fox-admin
I had an opportunity to buy a Fox from the original family. It was purchased in Scranton PA about 1923 according to the family. The original owner, the sellers grandfather was an avid hunter. The gun past through two generations of non-hunters never being used allegedly stored in a case under a bed since the late 1950's. No real condition but they are still out there to be discovered if you turn over enough stones. Nice little 20ga AE with 26" barrels. The original owner also had a Winchester 62 .22, Winchester 1894 and a Fox AE 12ga, he had all the bases covered for a hunter in PA back in the day. Craig Larter
Re: Fox sees the light of day after 60 years
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 6:30 am
by Stan Hoover
Nice find Craig, it's always appealing to me when you know the history so to speak of the gun you're buying.
Stan Hoover
Re: Fox sees the light of day after 60 years
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 7:45 am
by Silvers
Nice find Craig. I assume you checked the Record Card for the consignee. I once had a factory letter signed by Ad Roll addressed to a sporting goods store on Penn Ave in Scranton, about 3 blocks from my high school. That would be cool if one and the same. I did a quick search and couldn't find a scan of it, but I'll look later on an older computer and let you know if I find it. frank
Re: Fox sees the light of day after 60 years
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:42 am
by SPE33
Perfect just the way it is......a time capsule.
Re: Fox sees the light of day after 60 years
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:08 am
by loggy
A great find. I love to know the history of the guns I own. John
Re: Fox sees the light of day after 60 years
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:29 am
by 44whiskey
fox 12 and 20,winchester 62 and 94. what a well rounded working gun selection. love them all..44whiskey
Re: Fox sees the light of day after 60 years
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 10:13 am
by ROMAC
In his day, he probably was considered a gun guy, having more than just a 12 gauge pump and a .22 for everything.
Re: Fox sees the light of day after 60 years
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 12:01 pm
by Jeff S
Wow! what a great find and such a neat little gun. Congratulations, it will look nice next to your 26" CE 20 ga. Jeff
Re: Fox sees the light of day after 60 years
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 12:47 pm
by Jim Cloninger
I am looking for some of those stones!
Jim
Re: Fox sees the light of day after 60 years
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 12:59 pm
by Don Ay
Nice find!
Re: Fox sees the light of day after 60 years
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:03 pm
by Researcher
Great find, Craig!! Wonderful to know the history. Newsletter article?
Is that fore-end wood a bit longer than normal? Looks long in your first picture.
Re: Fox sees the light of day after 60 years
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:17 pm
by fox-admin
Dave the forend is the standard 9". The gun did go back to be fitted with ejectors, it shipped as an A. I will do an article if I can get approval from the family they are very private.
Re: Fox sees the light of day after 60 years
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:54 pm
by Researcher
Guess it just appeared long because of the 26-inch barrels.
Re: Fox sees the light of day after 60 years
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:18 pm
by fox-admin
I see Barnett has a AE 20ga for sale for 13.5k very close in serial number to my gun. Barnett's price is more than 10 times what I paid for mine, just shows how condition determines value.
Re: Fox sees the light of day after 60 years
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:50 pm
by DarylC
fox-admin wrote:I see Barnett has a AE 20ga for sale for 13.5k very close in serial number to my gun. Barnett's price is more than 10 times what I paid for mine, just shows how condition determines value.
Not only condition Craig, but who is selling it.
Nice find. That stock wouldn't take a lot of work to clean up and besides I think it's just lovely the way it is.
I have a couple of Win62's and they are one of my favorite .22's to plink with.