Fox Collectors

Hello All,

I'm researching a Fox shotgun that I have acquired (long story). I believe it is a A Grade from the Philadelphia Arms Co. with Krupp Fluid Steel Double Barrel. Serial number is stamped in several places as 220. Pat. number dated August 16th 1904. It has FOX engraved on the side (forgive me I'm actually a newer gun person). It is in pretty good condition and appears to have its original parts. I've looked at some of the other pictures posted and it looks very authentic. I'm not looking to sell it (I am giving it to my boys when they are older because it belonged to their paternal great grandfather) but I am curious as to what it is worth. I will attach pictures as soon as I figure out how.

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Here are Marlene's pictures --







For entering this gun in my records of observed specimens , how long are the barrels? Also, does the trigger guard have the long back-strap like this --



normally found on straight grip guns? Or, does it have a short back-strap indicating it might have been changed from a pistol grip to a straight grip?

Some more --







Looks like the straight grip is righteous, and has the ubiquitous break through the front screw hole of the back-strap.

Looks like at some time in the past someone buffed all the metal bright and reblued the barrels. Hope they weren't hot blued!! How long are the barrels?

Looks like it is all there and depending on how much one might want to spend on it could be anywhere from a decent shoot to restored fully. Who knows what Dewey could do with it?!?