Fox Collectors

Here is another family jewel. I would love to hear any comments. The first shotgun I posted 3 members guessed the serial number and tied the gun back to Henry Bartholomew who was a good friend of my Great Grandfather. I edited the serial number on this gun so if you would like to guess please do. I believe this to be a high grade Super Fox. The barrels are 32".

Holy cow - that is a real pi$$cutter as my Manitoba friends would say. You sure have a nice bunch of Fox guns - congrats! Keep the photos coming!

scaupman wrote:Holy cow - that is a real pi$$cutter as my Manitoba friends would say. You sure have a nice bunch of Fox guns - congrats! Keep the photos coming!

Thank you sir! I thought it was something y'all would enjoy seeing.

Doesn't look like this one spent much time out in the salt marsh!!

Researcher wrote:Doesn't look like this one spent much time out in the salt marsh!!

I posted this response in another forum but here it is again...

This is my Grandfathers "Tony" favorite because of the memories tied to it. So the story goes, he was on the Potomac at Mr. Bartholomew's place hunting with his father and Mr. Buckingham. They were shooting over decoys on one of Mr. Bartholomew's off shore blinds. Al three men where sleeping when one awoke and noticed a duck swimming towards the decoys. One of the men suggested that "Tony", my grandfather a boy at the time, take the duck. Tony was handed the Superfox with a selective single trigger to shoot the duck on the water. Tony rested the very large and heavy shotgun on the blind, pulled the trigger, and like many times before both barrels fired off simultaneously. Had it not been for Mr. Nash and Mr. Bartholomew catching him as he knocked backwards towards the door of the blind he is sure he would have ended up in the Potomac.

WOW! What a treat waking up to on a Saturday morning----I believe the gun is 33028 consigned to Nash Buckingham. A collectors dream, one of the top Fox guns of all times in my opinion----it has it all!!. When can we inspect it in person??

Yes, I agree with the earlier replies. What a fantastic Fox and thanks much for posting all the pics here and your other threads. It sure sounds and looks like your Great Grandfather was a true Fox man! Just a comment on barrel weights... I see these barrels are not stamped 0-weight as is typical for MOST HE's. And the pics of the other HE Fox you posted seem to show 1-weight barrels. While most 12 gauge Supers were ordered and supplied with the heavy 0-weight barrels on the oversize #0 magnum frame, there are known examples of HE's that were "ordered light" by savvy customers and supplied with 1-weight barrels of a slightly different contour than regular 1-weights. I owned such a Super-Fox a while back and measurements confirmed its frame was regular 12 gauge #1 size and it had these special contour 1-weight barrels. That particular gun was ordered light, she weighed 8-4 as supplied with 32-inch barrels, chambered to 3-INCH, and supplied with an X Grade stock with cheekpiece and MC comb.

Jonathan, just for information the Fox Collectors will have a heavy presence/booth/display tables at the Northeast Side by Side event to be held on May 31 to June 2 at Hausmann's Hidden Hollow in northeastern PA where we are also offering our 6 th annual Bo-Whoop Long Range Championship that's aptly named after Nash Buckingham's famous Super-Fox. If you are fairly close that might be an ideal place for our people to look over your fine and historic guns. Link follows here.

http://www.hhhsc.net

Thanks Jonathan for posting these guns, lucky to have such history with them too.

Jonathan, Thanks much for sharing these fine Fox guns with us !!!

tjw

Jonathan - Thank you so much for posting these excellent images of your family's guns. The history you provided with the complete description of the Foxes is very special.

I have not seen many high grade Foxes but I consider this Super to be the most finely assembled and finished Fox that my eyes have seen. The metal to metal and metal to wood fit is superb.

Your family has provided these guns with the best of care. Thanks again for sharing.
Bill