*WONDERFUL A. H. FOX CE GRADE SIDE-BY-SIDE SHOTGUN.

*WONDERFUL A. H. FOX CE GRADE SIDE-BY-SIDE SHOTGUN. SN 301929. Cal. 16 ga. 26″ Chromox Fluid Steel bbls with tapered, matted, concave rib with sgl silver sighting bead, 2-1/2″ chambers, choked CYL / MOD with dbl triggers & ejectors. Bbl markings at chambers are on right “CHROMOX FLUID COMPRESSED STEEL” and on left “Made By A. H. Fox Gun Co. Phila. PA. U.S.A.”. Each chamber has 1-1/2″ wedge of scroll engraving. The standard C engraved receiver has a fine foliate scroll surrounding an oval with “Ansley H. Fox” & two quail on left side and “Ansley H. Fox” & two woodcock on right, with a burst of scroll on trigger plate & a circle with a pointing setter in field motif on bottom. Mounted in dark “streaky” walnut with checkered side panels & checkered, rounded pistol grip and leather-faced Silvers style pad. Splinter forend with checkering & ebony tip insert. Bore diameter: left -.661, right -.661. Bore restrictions: left -.016, right -.006. Wall thickness: left -.029, right -.028. Drop at heel: 2-1/4″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 5 lbs. 13 oz. LOP 14-3/8″. Accompanied by a Roe S. Clark letter identifying this gun as a CE 16 ga. with 26″ bbls, choked CYL / MOD, half pistol grip stock, with 14-1/4″ pull and drop at heel of 3-1/4″. The gun weighs 5 lbs. 13 oz. with No. 4 weight bbls. Gun was shipped Dec. 11, 1925, to Belknap Hardware Co. of Lanesville (no state). It is this catalogers opinion that the 3-1/4″ drop at the heel is in error. PROVENANCE: The David Herrmann Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. No. 4 weight bbls retain 85-90% orig blue with wear at muzzle & some thinning from carry wear near center of forend, and the usual minor nicks & scratches. Receiver retains 70-75% bright orig case colors, thinned across bottom to a silvery patina. Trigger guard retains 80% orig blue with thinning to silver in the grip area. Stock is sound with the usual minor hunting nicks & scrapes, with very good checkering; Silvers pad shows to be a little squashed at the heel; finish is of a pleasing hand-worn patina. Forend has a minor hairline crack at center bottom approx. 1″ long, checkering is good, finish is a hand-worn patina. Mechanics are good with strong ejectors. Bores are shiny. A very light & fast-handling bird gun. 4-35241 BDT14 (6,000-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	1448	$8,625.00	WONDERFUL A. H. FOX CE GRADE SIDE-BY-SIDE SHOTGUN. SN 301929. Cal. 16 ga. 26″ Chromox Fluid Steel bbls with tapered, matted, concave rib with sgl silver sighting bead, 2-1/2″ chambers, choked CYL / MOD with dbl triggers & ejectors. Bbl markings at chambers are on right “CHROMOX FLUID COMPRESSED STEEL” and on left “Made By A. H. Fox Gun Co. Phila. PA. U.S.A.”. Each chamber has 1-1/2″ wedge of scroll engraving. The standard C engraved receiver has a fine foliate scroll surrounding an oval with “Ansley H. Fox” & two quail on left side and “Ansley H. Fox” & two woodcock on right, with a burst of scroll on trigger plate & a circle with a pointing setter in field motif on bottom. Mounted in dark “streaky” walnut with checkered side panels & checkered, rounded pistol grip and leather-faced Silvers style pad. Splinter forend with checkering & ebony tip insert. Bore diameter: left -.661, right -.661. Bore restrictions: left -.016, right -.006. Wall thickness: left -.029, right -.028. Drop at heel: 2-1/4″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 5 lbs. 13 oz. LOP 14-3/8″. Accompanied by a Roe S. Clark letter identifying this gun as a CE 16 ga. with 26″ bbls, choked CYL / MOD, half pistol grip stock, with 14-1/4″ pull and drop at heel of 3-1/4″. The gun weighs 5 lbs. 13 oz. with No. 4 weight bbls. Gun was shipped Dec. 11, 1925, to Belknap Hardware Co. of Lanesville (no state). It is this catalogers opinion that the 3-1/4″ drop at the heel is in error. PROVENANCE: The David Herrmann Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. No. 4 weight bbls retain 85-90% orig blue with wear at muzzle & some thinning from carry wear near center of forend, and the usual minor nicks & scratches. Receiver retains 70-75% bright orig case colors, thinned across bottom to a silvery patina. Trigger guard retains 80% orig blue with thinning to silver in the grip area. Stock is sound with the usual minor hunting nicks & scrapes, with very good checkering; Silvers pad shows to be a little squashed at the heel; finish is of a pleasing hand-worn patina. Forend has a minor hairline crack at center bottom approx. 1″ long, checkering is good, finish is a hand-worn patina. Mechanics are good with strong ejectors. Bores are shiny. A very light & fast-handling bird gun. 4-35241 BDT14 (6,000-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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