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

*WONDERFUL A. H. FOX CE GRADE SIDE-BY-SIDE SHOTGUN. SN 200388. Cal. 20 ga. 26″ Krupp Fluid Steel bbls with tapered, matted, concave rib with sgl silver sighting bead, 2-1/2″ chambers, choked MOD / FULL, dbl triggers & ejectors. Chambers have a 1-1/2″ wedge scroll engraving. Right bbl is marked “KRUPP FLUID STEEL MADE BY” and on left “A. H. FOX GUN CO. PHILA. PA.”. The C grade receiver is engraved with scroll surrounding an oval with “Ansley H. Fox” & 2 quail on left and “Ansley H. Fox” & 2 woodcock on right. Trigger plate is engraved with a circular scroll pattern & bottom of receiver a circle with a pointing setter with split rail fence in background. Mounted in nicely figured “streaky” walnut with checkered side panels, checkered rounded pistol grip & leather-faced Noshoc pad. Checkered splinter forend with ebony insert tip & engraved ejector button. Bore diameter: left -.615, right -.615. Bore restrictions: left -.024, right -.014. Wall thickness: left -.030, right -.030. Drop at heel: 2-3/4″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 6 lbs. 1 oz. LOP 14-1/2″. Accompanying with a Roe S. Clark letter identifying it as a CE 20 ga. with 26″ bbls, choked MOD / FULL. Stock with LOP 13-7/8″, drop at heel 3-3/4″, & weight of 5 lbs. 14 oz. Shipped to H. C. Reed Corp., Oct. 28, 1915. It is this catalogers opinion that the 3-3/4″ drop at heel is in error. PROVENANCE: The David Herrmann Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Bbls retain 95% orig blue with slight muzzle wear & the usual light hunting scratches. Receiver has visible case color, but is mostly a mellowing silver gray patina. Trigger bow is turning a brown/blue patina & worn to a silver/brown in the grip area. Stock is sound with a tiny hairline crack on left side at receiver, a tiny chip at rear of top tang and a hairline crack just to the right. Finish is a fine smooth hand-rub finish with a few minor nicks & hunting scratches. There is a silver oval in toe line of stock engraved with “S.M.B. Jr.”. Forend is solid with a minor amount of worn finish in rear portion and 2 hairline cracks between forend iron & checkering. Mechanics are fine with non-automatic safety & strong ejectors. Bores are shiny. 4-35242 BDT15 (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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1449	$7,762.50	WONDERFUL A. H. FOX CE GRADE SIDE-BY-SIDE SHOTGUN. SN 200388. Cal. 20 ga. 26″ Krupp Fluid Steel bbls with tapered, matted, concave rib with sgl silver sighting bead, 2-1/2″ chambers, choked MOD / FULL, dbl triggers & ejectors. Chambers have a 1-1/2″ wedge scroll engraving. Right bbl is marked “KRUPP FLUID STEEL MADE BY” and on left “A. H. FOX GUN CO. PHILA. PA.”. The C grade receiver is engraved with scroll surrounding an oval with “Ansley H. Fox” & 2 quail on left and “Ansley H. Fox” & 2 woodcock on right. Trigger plate is engraved with a circular scroll pattern & bottom of receiver a circle with a pointing setter with split rail fence in background. Mounted in nicely figured “streaky” walnut with checkered side panels, checkered rounded pistol grip & leather-faced Noshoc pad. Checkered splinter forend with ebony insert tip & engraved ejector button. Bore diameter: left -.615, right -.615. Bore restrictions: left -.024, right -.014. Wall thickness: left -.030, right -.030. Drop at heel: 2-3/4″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 6 lbs. 1 oz. LOP 14-1/2″. Accompanying with a Roe S. Clark letter identifying it as a CE 20 ga. with 26″ bbls, choked MOD / FULL. Stock with LOP 13-7/8″, drop at heel 3-3/4″, & weight of 5 lbs. 14 oz. Shipped to H. C. Reed Corp., Oct. 28, 1915. It is this catalogers opinion that the 3-3/4″ drop at heel is in error. PROVENANCE: The David Herrmann Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Bbls retain 95% orig blue with slight muzzle wear & the usual light hunting scratches. Receiver has visible case color, but is mostly a mellowing silver gray patina. Trigger bow is turning a brown/blue patina & worn to a silver/brown in the grip area. Stock is sound with a tiny hairline crack on left side at receiver, a tiny chip at rear of top tang and a hairline crack just to the right. Finish is a fine smooth hand-rub finish with a few minor nicks & hunting scratches. There is a silver oval in toe line of stock engraved with “S.M.B. Jr.”. Forend is solid with a minor amount of worn finish in rear portion and 2 hairline cracks between forend iron & checkering. Mechanics are fine with non-automatic safety & strong ejectors. Bores are shiny. 4-35242 BDT15 (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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