Skeet and Upland

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Skeet and Upland

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Does anyone know how many Skeet and Upland models were produced? Production numbers by gauge? Sterlingworth vs. SP
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Re: Skeet and Upland

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The short answer is no.

If someone with access to the records went through them and counted them up the answer is knowable. Roe Clark counted up the graded 16- & 20-gauge guns for McIntosh's book, but he didn't break out the Skeet & Uplands from other SP-/SPE-Grades for the 16-gauge.

From my now 35 years of recording observed Sterlingworths, I find 12-gauge Fox-Sterlingworth Skeet & Upland Game guns in blocks. I've recorded two, probably prototype guns, with long backstrap trigger guards in the 1306xx range. I've recorded four Fox-Sterlingworth Skeet & Upland Game Guns with 28-inch barrels in the 1356xx & 1357xx range, three with ejectors. The great bulk of 12-gauge Fox-Sterlingworth Skeet & Upland Game Guns are 26-inch barrel guns in the 160xxx range. I've recorded 27 Skeet & Upland Game Guns from 160076 to 160818 but five regular Fox-Sterlingworths 160471 to 160644. No pattern has developed in the 16- and 20-gauge Fox-Sterlingworths I've observed.
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Dave, you an amazing asset to this site,again thanks for sharing the knowledge :wink:
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Re: Skeet and Upland

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Researcher wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:40 pm The short answer is no.

If someone with access to the records went through them and counted them up the answer is knowable. Roe Clark counted up the graded 16- & 20-gauge guns for McIntosh's book, but he didn't break out the Skeet & Uplands from other SP-/SPE-Grades for the 16-gauge.

From my now 35 years of recording observed Sterlingworths, I find 12-gauge Fox-Sterlingworth Skeet & Upland Game guns in blocks. I've recorded two, probably prototype guns, with long backstrap trigger guards in the 1306xx range. I've recorded four Fox-Sterlingworth Skeet & Upland Game Guns with 28-inch barrels in the 1356xx & 1357xx range, three with ejectors. The great bulk of 12-gauge Fox-Sterlingworth Skeet & Upland Game Guns are 26-inch barrel guns in the 160xxx range. I've recorded 27 Skeet & Upland Game Guns from 160076 to 160818 but five regular Fox-Sterlingworths 160471 to 160644. No pattern has developed in the 16- and 20-gauge Fox-Sterlingworths I've observed.
After 35 years of recording these, how many are on the list in total?
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I've recorded 770 Sterlingworth as of today, 33 of them 12-gauge Skeet & Upland Game Guns, seventeen 16-gauge Skeet & Uplands and ten 20-gauge Skeet & Uplands.
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YIKES!!!!!
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Re: Skeet and Upland

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Researcher, would it help if I gave you the info on my Sterlingworth to add to your recordings?
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