Fox Collectors

While looking over some of my old notes I came across a few I thought might be interesting, these are but a few of the hundreds of odd request placed by people ordering Fox guns

#20205 "C" forend 3" longer

#20527 "A" Lt. bbl 3", Rt. bbl 2 3/4" (chambers)

#21164 "CE" no engraving

#21206 "C" no engraving on bbls, gold line at breech only.

#21298 "CE" gold lightening bolt on each bbl

#21425 "DE" no lettering on bbls, finish gun in satin

#24400 "CE" gold lines at end of bbls, no engraving except borderline

#25638 no grade, exhibition, 7 cards

#26024 "CE" skeleton butt, no engraving

#26029 "CE" make top lever come straight

Many guns were ordered requesting a percent of shot for each bbl at given distances, with given loads, usually 30" circle at 40 yds, but not always. Also, some would order a gun to shoot a given no. of pellets in 30" circle at 40 yds, with a given load. I think that would be a pretty tough requirement to meet.

There were plenty of "gun cranks" in those days and it said so on some of the cards.

Very interesting info Bill. Any members own any of these guns?

Mike

neat info thanks!

"Finish gun in satin"......are you kiddin me!!!???? There's one I'd like to see. Thanks Mr. H.

I think I have one of those type guns.
12 ga 30 Mod & full Finished as a Sterlingworth.
Soon to be on Gunbroker with a buy it now of 20K+.

Seriously why order a C grade with no engraving? Maybe they want C grade wood and were planning on aftermarket engraving/

Both of my Parkers with "no engraving" have survived over 100 years without any aftermarket engraving. One is a CH and one a AAH. I enjoyed reading this old thread started by my old friend, Bill.