How to determine the presence of firing pins

[SWUtahSxS]

I am looking at a 1910 A H Fox 12 Ga. as a shooter. It has a round pistol grip, 28 inch barrels and a red, solid recoil pad. It is advertised as having re-blued barrels, and lightly refinished stock, and lightly refreshed checkering on the stock
and splinter forearm. The serial number is on the frame, barrel flat and splinter forearm. The top lever is in the middle position, and it locks up solidly, no side play.

One of the questions I asked the seller had to do with the gun having the two hammer pins. They replied they couldn't see any. Now, I know when you open the action, the hammers get cocked, and the pins are not visible if you look in the two
holes in the recoil shield area. So, correct me if I am wrong...the seller would have to pull both triggers with the action open for the hammer pins to become visible in the recoil shield area. Is that the case?

I just wanted to confirm this with the more seasoned members here before I contact the seller again and continue bidding on this shotgun.

Thank you all in advance!

[Stan Hillis]

Tell him to hold a block of wood against the breech face tightly, with the barrels off, then pull both triggers. The strikers will hit the wood, protecting them, then will be protruding from the breech face, to be examined or measured for protrusion. Fox claimed that their guns could be dry fired "forever" with no damage to the strikers, because of the design. But, I still prefer to let discretion be the better part of valor and use a block.

[Brian Dudley]

Another seller that does not know what they have in their hands. Foxes have firing pins that are integral to the hammers, so when the gun is cocked, they cannot be seen in the breech face. 99.9% chance there is nothing wrong with them. If the seller thinks the gun is broken, then run with it and use it to beat the price down.