Fox Collectors

Can anyone tell me anything on the flat side sterlingworths. Were any made in 16 &20 guage. I have some in 12s. Does anybody know about how many were made.Thanks for any information

I've recorded 12- and 16-gauges, but have yet to see a 20-gauge. The five 16-gauges I've recorded are from 376996 to 377119. In 12-gauges I've recorded a bunch in the 1327xx to 1329xx range, and some near the end in the 1613xx range. While I've never bought one, years ago I ordered letters on a couple of their serial numbers from Roe Clark and there was nothing on the cards to indicate the flat-sided frame, so I'd guess the number is unknowable. Same thing for the 12-gauge "drawbolt frame" Fox-Sterlingworths. I've recorded bunches of them in the 1330xx to 1335xx range (30"), 1435xx to 1438xx range (28 and 30") and right at the end in the 1615xx range (26").

Thanks Researcher do you think it might have been a new frame design that just didn't work out or could it have been some recievers that got messed up at sometime.They look odd.Thanks for the information .

No. Savage just had more flat-sided SP-/SPE-style frame forgings than they could sell in those tough Great Depression years as SP-/SPE-Grades, and they used them up on Fox-Sterlingworths.