My first Sterlingworth
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 7:25 pm
Hi all,
Just joined, I will apologize now for all the newbie questions that I will be asking! I must first proclaim my ignorance with regards to Fox shotguns, up until about 2 months ago I'd never even heard of them before. I was at a local show and saw this one on a table and picked it up as I was looking for a sxs for grouse hunting. Upon closing the action for the first time I was amazed at how tight it locked up. The quality is very apparent even though the gun is not "flashy" by any means. Mine sports a five digit serial number 718xx and I would like to know what year it was manufactured. Anyway, after shouldering it a few times I put it back on the table, took the fella's card and wandered off to other tables only to come back and find he had left. My curiosity was peaked however and I started to read up on them. You can imagine I started kicking myself after the first few articles I found along with some message board posts. I called the owner several times and left messages but to no avail. Out of the blue last week he returned my call and I rushed out and picked up this beauty for $500.00 (Canadian) by the way. It retains 90+% blue on the barrels and about 20% case colour. Wood is in very good shape with pistol grip cap, unfortunately the butt plate is not original however I do think it's from a fox. I have lot's of photos that I would like to post but I'm somewhat challenged when it comes to posting pics. Barrels are stamped STERLINGWORTH FLUID COMPRESSED STEEL and MADE BY A.H. FOX GUN CO. PHILA. PA. U.S.A So any info on a manufacture date would be much appreciated!
Just joined, I will apologize now for all the newbie questions that I will be asking! I must first proclaim my ignorance with regards to Fox shotguns, up until about 2 months ago I'd never even heard of them before. I was at a local show and saw this one on a table and picked it up as I was looking for a sxs for grouse hunting. Upon closing the action for the first time I was amazed at how tight it locked up. The quality is very apparent even though the gun is not "flashy" by any means. Mine sports a five digit serial number 718xx and I would like to know what year it was manufactured. Anyway, after shouldering it a few times I put it back on the table, took the fella's card and wandered off to other tables only to come back and find he had left. My curiosity was peaked however and I started to read up on them. You can imagine I started kicking myself after the first few articles I found along with some message board posts. I called the owner several times and left messages but to no avail. Out of the blue last week he returned my call and I rushed out and picked up this beauty for $500.00 (Canadian) by the way. It retains 90+% blue on the barrels and about 20% case colour. Wood is in very good shape with pistol grip cap, unfortunately the butt plate is not original however I do think it's from a fox. I have lot's of photos that I would like to post but I'm somewhat challenged when it comes to posting pics. Barrels are stamped STERLINGWORTH FLUID COMPRESSED STEEL and MADE BY A.H. FOX GUN CO. PHILA. PA. U.S.A So any info on a manufacture date would be much appreciated!
