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12 Gauge AE #33074
Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 10:06 pm
by WPGRIFFON
Re: 12 Gauge AE #33074
Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 11:36 pm
by Jim Cloninger
Very Nice! Thanks for sharing. Jim
Re: 12 Gauge AE #33074
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 9:40 am
by Fin2Feather
That's a sweetie, and a nice example for those folks who like to pick on those awful Utica guns
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Re: 12 Gauge AE #33074
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 9:49 am
by eightbore
My guess is that this gun was made in and marked as a Philadelphia gun. The only thing Utica about that gun is the box. My 33,801 AE is Philadelphia marked as well.
Re: 12 Gauge AE #33074
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 12:50 pm
by Fin2Feather
Ah, OK. Nice box then
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Re: 12 Gauge AE #33074
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 1:17 pm
by scaupman
WOW, nice one!
Re: 12 Gauge AE #33074
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 2:25 pm
by TOOL MAN
GORGEOUS! That's what we LOVE to see!! Benchmark condition guns to measure all others by. What a find! Congrats.
Re: 12 Gauge AE #33074
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 3:27 pm
by vaturkey
WOW.
Re: 12 Gauge AE #33074
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 10:12 am
by CJB964
Great find.
Agree with you - don't own any Fox 12s but wouldn't be able to stop staring at this one.
-CB
Re: 12 Gauge AE #33074
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 11:51 am
by Researcher
My guess is that this gun was made in and marked as a Philadelphia gun. The only thing Utica about that gun is the box. My 33,801 AE is Philadelphia marked as well.
The shape and checkering pattern of that forearm wood in pure Utica.
Congratulations on a great example!! That is a very striking piece of wood for an AE-Grade!! Was the Hang-Tag included in the box?
Re: 12 Gauge AE #33074
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 2:02 pm
by WPGRIFFON
Mr. Researcher,
No hang tag unfortunately.
WPGriffon
Re: 12 Gauge AE #33074
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 8:20 pm
by MARSHFELLOW
WPG,
Congrats on a super example! I don't recall seeing a box with that exact label previously..... weight, stock length & drop. Good work!
tjw
Re: 12 Gauge AE #33074
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 9:34 pm
by Stan Hillis
Wow! What a nice gun. Not the rarest of configurations, by any means, but the condition is just screaming. That gun looks as if it was hardly ever used, or handled. Maybe never even saw sunlight a lot. That is a beauty, thanks so much for posting the pictures. Aren't you glad you didn't pass that one up?
SRH
Re: 12 Gauge AE #33074
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 9:59 am
by Mike of the Mountain
Beautiful Fox AND box combo!! Nice find!! Great way to get your first 12g.
Re: 12 Gauge AE #33074
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 12:13 am
by fox shooter
I'm jealous, but happy for you and your great find! Great photos, they remind me of Bill " Pop " Headrick's pics. Actually I like the AE grade over a lot of the higher grades, it's not too busy with the engraving. I'm shoot a 12 and a 16 Philly Sterly, I remember my first pull of the trigger! You just can't beat a Fox!!!!
Chris ....Tempe,AZ
