Fox Collectors

HI all. I am a new member, but long time fan of the Fox gun. I have visited this forum on many occasions and am continually amazed at the knowledge of the AHFCA members. With that in mind, I have a question. I have recently been lucky enough to pick up a 20 ga C grade at a private estate sale. It appears to be a late Utica gun, I think 1935 vintage. My question concerns the engraving on the bottom of the frame. I have owned several other Fox guns and seen pictures of many. In all cases that I have seen the engraving on the bottom of the low to mid grade guns was of either a single fox or a single hunting dog, usually a setter. The engraving on this gun sports a brace of setters. Has anyone come across this in the past? The gun appears all original and is in very good condition. I apologize as I do not know how to post a picture on the site to help with this question.

Again, thanks for any input.

Welcome to "The Church of Ansley H", Kimber. Congrats on your new find!! Man, now that's my kind of estate sale!!!
The only Fox I own that sports a pair of setters, is a 1914, D-grade. My C's all have the single setter on point. Truthfully,
I never gave that feature much thought. Obviously a second dog took more time ( more $$ in labor), so why would they do it...
especially on a late gun, when the financial health of the company and the world around them was crumbling?? If you would like
to email me your pics, I will gladly post on your behalf. I'll try to take a pic later this afternoon of the D- pattern. Would be interesting to see if they are one in the same.-----S

cambo6789@gmail.com

Thanks Tool Man. I have a business trip to get ready for so I can't grab any picture right now. I will try to take some later in the week and I will email them to you. Looking forward to seeing the pictures of your D grade pups.

Kinber, anxious to see your pix.

tjw

As promised, here's the twin setters (look more like genetically challenged Goldens!!) scratched on a 1914 DE.---TOOL