The slippery slope.....

Silvers · Post by **Silvers** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 5:09 pm

Fair warning to members - you start here as a Fox shooter and hunter, then you slide into collecting. New acquisition from a private collector arrived today. Complete with box, shells and folding practice target.

Two good friends I spent time with in April warned me about this! Silvers

MARSHFELLOW · Post by **MARSHFELLOW** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 5:32 pm

Frank........now THATS the way to get one of those babies!! FANTASTIC.

Tom

Researcher · Post by **Researcher** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 5:44 pm

Wow!! I've got three in different configurations, but none in that kind of condition with all the original bits. In their December 1988, auction, Circus Promotions Corp. had one with the box, but their box was a bit more ragged in the lower left corner. The estimate was $125 to $150. I bid $165 and it went for $225.

mc15426378 · Post by **mc15426378** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:17 pm

Rumor has it that Frank will be sporting this at next year's Bo-Whoop shoot!

Very nice find.

Mike

setterspell · Post by **setterspell** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:22 pm

Very nice! I especially like the legal disclaimer on the end of the box , "Harmless"

FRBRIT · Post by **FRBRIT** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:49 pm

Really Nice, Frank you find all the good stuff!

Every one of the toy guns I've seen have been beat-up pretty bad and the sellers have been asking crazy prices for them.

TOOL MAN · Post by **TOOL MAN** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:57 pm

YOU DOGGGGGGGGG!!!!! Next you'll tell us it came with the register receipt, from A&F!!! It's all over now,
Silv's..............LOL. Great find.-----------TOOL

Silvers · Post by **Silvers** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:28 pm

All I have to say is I miss my share of good stuff too. Sometimes we just get lucky. I could chide some of the other Fox personalites here about other deals I learned about later but I'll keep my mouth shut.

TOOL you're right. It's been over since that trip. And you were one of the guys who warned me what's going to happen on the collecting scene.

Note to all. I've already gotten emails from gents asking if the play gun set is for sale. Answer: no. My intent in posting it was to show what some lucky boys and girls saw under the Christmas tree long ago. The private collector is a very good friend and I'm honored he let me have it. Mike, how do you think she'll do at the Bo-Whoop shoot next year?

OK, so now I have a play gun and a Fox Campfire catalog I picked up at a gun show a month ago. Frank

mike campbell · Post by **mike campbell** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:38 pm

I guess this means we shooters should keep an eye out for the nice custom re-do's that will be coming up for sale...

Parker16 · Post by **Parker16** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:16 pm

Frank,That is one great find! I bought(and have since sold) a Fox toy gun years ago. It was just the gun with no box or shells. They are quite a find.Congratulations...

Dave..

Fin2Feather · Post by **Fin2Feather** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:22 pm

Let's see: restocked to your dimensions, period recoil pad, chokes and forcing cones adjusted...yes...yes...

jolly bill · Post by **jolly bill** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:45 pm

Frank, aka Silvers - Great acquisition. Not many around like that. I have never seen in the flesh the target that comes with the Toy Gun. They must not have survived as well as the cartridges, bag of balls and the box. Yours is only the 3rd target I've heard of. Is there a bell in the bullseye?

If you need some "ammo" for your gun, they are 1/2" diameter hardwood balls that are available at a lot of craft stores. That's what my two boys used in my Toy Guns and they work fine and are replaceable when they lose them. And they did. 4 balls for a buck.

Jolly

FOXIST · Post by **FOXIST** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:40 am

Great find Frank these are almost impossible to find in condition like yours. I figure most were played with and show lots of wear. The boxes are rarely encountered and yours is in better condition than mine.
I was lucky enough to find a nice example in the box on Ebay a few years back but I paid to get it. I found a spare target and instructions at a toy show to go along with it. My father had one of these as a kid but it ended up with my uncle. I managed to pry it from him a few years ago. My dad also picked up a Model 32 Western Scout 7-shot repeater which is the only one I have ever seen. They also made a model 31 Pump style that shows up once in a while at toy shows.
Frank keep and eye on Ebay, bags of A H Fox wooden balls as well as lost shells show up once in a while there. These Toy Fox guns are sought after by Toy gun collectors. Paul
Here are a few of mine.
Nice one in Box (notice bell on target)

The rare model 32

Dads model 25

Original bag of Balls

The Model 31 Pump gun

jolly bill · Post by **jolly bill** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 9:42 pm

Paul and Frank, nice stuff. And Paul, your target has the bullseye bell and instructions. Never heard of instructions before. Rare stuff.

Jolly

Silvers · Post by **Silvers** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 9:57 pm

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Paul, wow what a collection! Frank

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