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If you were organizing a museum exhibit of Fox guns what 5 would you include??
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2026 5:20 pm
by fox-admin
If you were organizing a museum exhibit of Fox guns what 5 would you include??
My list:
Early CE
Sterlingworth 20ga
Late DE
Trap J grade
Savage SPE
Re: If you were organizing a museum exhibit of Fox guns what 5 would you include??
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2026 5:50 pm
by SPE33
That’s a pretty good but I if I’m allowed to put in my two cents worth I would have to suggest getting the HE in there somewhere. Maybe a list of six?
Re: If you were organizing a museum exhibit of Fox guns what 5 would you include??
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2026 6:01 pm
by Jimmy Goodtime
Bo Whoop
Teddy’s FE
Late style engraved BE smallbore with long barrels
Straight grip XE (Bo Whoop kinda covers this)
Sterlingworth ejector 16ga or 20ga
Re: If you were organizing a museum exhibit of Fox guns what 5 would you include??
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2026 6:12 pm
by fox-admin
SPE33 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2026 5:50 pm
That’s a pretty good but I if I’m allowed to put in my two cents worth I would have to suggest getting the HE in there somewhere. Maybe a list of six?
Yes I the HE should be included but with only 5 it's very difficult a choice.
Re: If you were organizing a museum exhibit of Fox guns what 5 would you include??
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2026 7:47 pm
by Sporrns
1) Wayne Junction Sterlingworth with ejectors
2) Early 16 ga. CE straight grip SFE 26" bbls
3) Late Philly Gen 2/3 A Grade 32" straight grip 20 ga. extractor gun (ASK me about it!)
4) C or D HE 32" straight grip 12 ga
5) K Grade 32" straight grip SBT
5 guns is not enough; there are additional styles in gauges available to fully round out a true museum-quality exhibit presenting the true variations and diversities in these guns. Its what I strove for in my table displays over the years. Helps to satisfy the never-ending questions like, "What about 32" BE Grade 20 gauges?" Kevin
Re: If you were organizing a museum exhibit of Fox guns what 5 would you include??
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2026 8:28 pm
by Researcher
1. TR's
F-Grade
2. BoWhoop
3. The Senator Hawes DE-Grade/Becker 20-gauge 203660
4. One of the G.A.M. guns
5. One of the Joshua Greene AE Special 30-inch 20-gauges
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Re: If you were organizing a museum exhibit of Fox guns what 5 would you include??
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2026 8:39 pm
by Researcher
Kevin, I doubt there is a Wayne Junction address ejector gun. The earliest Sterlingworth Ejector I've recorded is 58901, well into the Model 1911 era. No mention of ejectors in The Sterlingworth Co. catalog --
Re: If you were organizing a museum exhibit of Fox guns what 5 would you include??
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2026 2:50 am
by Jeff S
A limit of 5 makes this very difficult.
20 ga. Sterlingworth
16 ga. Gough era AE w/half pistol
12 ga. Early CE w/half pistol
12 ga. XE w/half pistol
12 ga. Gough era DE w/full pistol
Re: If you were organizing a museum exhibit of Fox guns what 5 would you include??
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2026 7:33 am
by Foxnut
Some great recommendations thus far. Hard to have just five or six but I’d add a vent rib gun of some type since there is so few of them out there!
Re: If you were organizing a museum exhibit of Fox guns what 5 would you include??
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2026 4:01 pm
by Sporrns
Researcher wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2026 8:39 pm
Kevin, I doubt there is a Wayne Junction address ejector gun. The earliest Sterlingworth Ejector I've recorded is 58901, well into the Model 1911 era.
Yeah I guess i was thinking of Pin Guns in general; I've only ever seen 2 of them with ejectors, both well beyond the Wayne Junction address era.
Re: If you were organizing a museum exhibit of Fox guns what 5 would you include??
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2026 4:01 pm
by Sporrns
Researcher wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2026 8:39 pm
Kevin, I doubt there is a Wayne Junction address ejector gun. The earliest Sterlingworth Ejector I've recorded is 58901, well into the Model 1911 era.
Yeah I guess i was thinking of Pin Guns in general; I've only ever seen 2 of them with ejectors, both well beyond the Wayne Junction address era.
Re: If you were organizing a museum exhibit of Fox guns what 5 would you include??
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2026 5:17 pm
by eightbore
Dave, back up. TR's gun and Bo Whoop are not available. Think of two others that may be available for a display. I think the GAM single L Grade would satisfy the GAM and the single barrel categories. Who owns the GAM single L Grade today?
Re: If you were organizing a museum exhibit of Fox guns what 5 would you include??
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2026 8:39 pm
by Scott
I think a “Cut Out” gun should be in there.
Re: If you were organizing a museum exhibit of Fox guns what 5 would you include??
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2026 10:56 pm
by Foxnut
Scott wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2026 8:39 pm
I think a “Cut Out” gun should be in there.
That is an excellent recommendation!!