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XE butt plate

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2022 10:25 am
by vince6
Hey guys, I'm new here on the forum, I'm looking for a period correct butt plate for my Fox XE 12ga According to the copy of the letter I have , gun was made in 1930 and says it was ordered with a butt plate. this gun has a leather covered recoil pad on it. It measures 15 1/4 LOP from the front trigger, letter states LOP of 14 1/4 so the butt stock has not been shorten. Any assistance would be appreciate.

Re: XE butt plate

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2022 10:36 am
by 44whiskey
welcome to the fox group, sure would like to see some pics of your XE when you get settled in,hopefully some one will chime in with info you requested.fred :wink:

Re: XE butt plate

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:10 pm
by Researcher
Twin ivory sights and a leather-faced Silvers recoil pad were standard for the XE-grade but occasionally a customer ordered one with a butt-plate. It would be the plain horizontally grooved plate with the rings around the screw holes. Like the four on the right --
Butt Plates 1910, 1922, 1929, 1936, 1938.jpg
Generally on the C- and higher grades the screws were engraved.

Re: XE butt plate

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 1:20 pm
by vince6
Thank you for your input. Now I just have to locate one.