Fox Collectors

I have been browsing this website for several weeks before joining and am flabbergasted by the knowledge. I am a newbie, in more than just one way, inheriting a family heirloom, but also about shotguns, and guns in general. From what I can discern from the pictures portion of this website is that I have an early A grade, S/N 184xx. I read a thread about not releasing the full serial number and I'm sure I still don't understand the full reasoning for withholding it. I have yet to send for the Callahan letter but convinced myself it is worth the money.
Anyway, this gun belonged to my Granddad's Uncle, who lived in Evansville, IN. It has two interchangeable barrels 26" (Roll Stamped Krupp Fluid Steel Philadelphia as in pictures on this website) and 30" (Roll Stamped Krupp Fluid Steel Philadelphia as in the pictures on this website) in length. The longer barrel is marked with a '2' directly under and in the center of the S/N. The forepiece is also marked in this manner. I have no idea about the choke. I think it is a half-pistol grip, again based upon pictures on this website, but there is zero checkering on the butt stock (sp?) and the end of the stock that fits your shoulder is definately more modern. Of the four pieces all the S/Ns match. I'm not to sure how important that is because the pictures do not show S/Ns on the barrels and forepiece. If I could figure out how to load pictures I would love to show it off. Is there an easy way to do that? Thanks for any info.

Welcome to the fold. Seems I've been saying that a lot this week and that is great for our organization.

Normally if a gun was built as a multi-barrel set from the get go, one barrel and forearm would be marked with a 1 and the second barrel and forearm would be marked with a 2 as you describe. If a second barrel and forearm were fitted to the gun at a later date, nomally on the second barrel and forearm are marked with the 2 and the original set have no such markings.

Tom Kidd did a good article on multi-barrel sets in The Double Gun Journal, Volume Nine, Issue 3, page 135.

Welcome Daniel. You will find that this is a great organization. If you have not joined the Fox Collectors Assn please do so. All the members are great guys and always eager to help each other and share info. Your gun sounds very interesting. Posting pictures is very easy. Open an account at Photobucket or a similar online site. Post your pictures to your account at Photobucket. Then start a new topic on this forum. In your post, where you would like to add a picture(s), simply copy the IMG address of your picture(s), from Photobucket, one at the time, and paste into your post. You can then preview your post to make sure all looks ok. Very easy. All the members here love to show-off pictures of our guns and see photos of other members as well. Look forward to seeing photos of your gun in a future post.

Mike

I bought the MM book and then bought a copy for my Dad who gave me the gun. I guess he dug around in the memory banks and recalled some of the gun's history that I've posted here. I'm patiently waiting to here from Mr. Callahan.
"I wish that I could share more of that gun's history but all that I really know is that one of my dad's brothers bought the gun -- most likely 1910-20 era. Dad was made heir to the gun through the efforts of my uncle John who was a hunter of sorts. (He could find a stump in any woods from which to hunt squirrels!)

Dad used the gun for quail and rabbit hunting -- short barrel. I do belief that I was one of the few who used the long barrel."

I would be sending to Mr. Callahan for a letter on a two barrel set. The letter, especially if it documents the two barrel set as original, will add much to the value of the gun.

Wow...some guys have all the luck!! All I received from mine, was 500 shares of Enron....post -mortem...LOL

What a wonderful endowment. Enjoy her and all the dividends she will yield -----TOOLMAN

PS----Welcome to the group.

Pictures of my inheritance on the A grade pics thread.