Fox Collectors

I just received my Callahan letter on my 20 ga. Fox Sterlingworth that
I purchased from CSC/Galazan this past May. It letters as having 26 "
barrels, IC/M with a ship date of June 17, 1927 to Sears Roebuck Co.

The question I had concerns the variation of this gun: Brush. I under-
stand Field and Trap, but what is a Brush gun, and how was it used?
What kind of game was pursued?

Also, what is the Standard variation?

I thank you all in advance for any information.

26" Sterlingworths were labeled brush guns by factory and were designed to be used for snap shooting at quail,woodcock,etc. They usually had more drop ,at least 3 inches at heel. Bobby

The terminology the A.H. Fox Gun Co. used for their Sterlingworths were --

Trap -- 32-inch barrels
Standard -- 30-inch barrels
Field -- 28-inch barrels
Brush -- 26-inch barrels.

Regular drop-at-heel for "Trap" and "Standard" Sterlingworths was 2 3/4 inches, while the drop-at-heel for "Field" and "Brush" was 3-inches. After the move to Utica 2 3/4 inch drop-at-heel was normal for all models.