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

*OUTSTANDING A. H. FOX CE GRADE SIDE-BY-SIDE SHOTGUN. SN 32417. Cal. 12 ga. 30″ Chromox Fluid Steel bbls with tapered, matted, concave rib, sgl ivory sighting bead, 2-3/4″ chambers, MOD / FULL chokes, Miller sgl trigger & ejectors. Chamber areas have 1-1/2″ wedge of scroll engraving. Right bbl is marked “CHROMOX FLUID COMPRESSED STEEL” and left “Made By A. H. Fox Gun Co. Phila. PA. U.S.A.”. The C grade receiver in typical pattern foliate scroll surrounding an oval with “Ansley H. Fox” & 2 quail on left side and “Ansley H. Fox” & 2 woodcock on right. Circular scroll pattern around trigger plate screw & circle with pointing setter and hills in background on bottom of receiver. Mounted in “streaky” walnut with checkered side panels & checkered pistol grip with hard rubber grip cap & Jostam Hy-Gun recoil pad. Standard checkered splinter forend with ebony insert tip. Bore diameter: left -.730, right -.729. Bore restrictions: left -.044, right -.025. Wall thickness: left -.027, right -.031. Drop at heel: 2-3/4″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 7 lbs. 5 oz. LOP 13-3/8″. Accompanied by Roe S. Clark letter identifying this gun as a CE grade 12 ga. with 30″ bbls, choked FULL / FULL, with full pistol grip, LOP 14-1/8″, drop at heel 2-3/4″, fitted with No. 3 weight bbls, weighs 7 lbs. 6 oz. Shipped to W. S. Brown, Pittsburgh, Aug. 3, 1928. PROVENANCE: The David Herrmann Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbls retain 98% orig blue with only a couple very minor handling nicks & scratches. Receiver retains 90-95% vivid orig case colors with just a little thinning at bottom of receiver. Trigger guard retains 90-95% orig blue. Wood is solid with sharp pointy checkering, grip cap has crack running from edge to center screw. Finish has only a couple of minor light handling marks and has a smooth hand-rub luster. Forend has similar fine hand-rub luster finish with good checkering & 2 cracks running from forend iron to checkering. Mechanics are crisp, Miller trigger selector works, ejectors are strong & bores are shiny. 4-35239 BDT16 (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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	1451	$6,900.00	OUTSTANDING A. H. FOX CE GRADE SIDE-BY-SIDE SHOTGUN. SN 32417. Cal. 12 ga. 30″ Chromox Fluid Steel bbls with tapered, matted, concave rib, sgl ivory sighting bead, 2-3/4″ chambers, MOD / FULL chokes, Miller sgl trigger & ejectors. Chamber areas have 1-1/2″ wedge of scroll engraving. Right bbl is marked “CHROMOX FLUID COMPRESSED STEEL” and left “Made By A. H. Fox Gun Co. Phila. PA. U.S.A.”. The C grade receiver in typical pattern foliate scroll surrounding an oval with “Ansley H. Fox” & 2 quail on left side and “Ansley H. Fox” & 2 woodcock on right. Circular scroll pattern around trigger plate screw & circle with pointing setter and hills in background on bottom of receiver. Mounted in “streaky” walnut with checkered side panels & checkered pistol grip with hard rubber grip cap & Jostam Hy-Gun recoil pad. Standard checkered splinter forend with ebony insert tip. Bore diameter: left -.730, right -.729. Bore restrictions: left -.044, right -.025. Wall thickness: left -.027, right -.031. Drop at heel: 2-3/4″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 7 lbs. 5 oz. LOP 13-3/8″. Accompanied by Roe S. Clark letter identifying this gun as a CE grade 12 ga. with 30″ bbls, choked FULL / FULL, with full pistol grip, LOP 14-1/8″, drop at heel 2-3/4″, fitted with No. 3 weight bbls, weighs 7 lbs. 6 oz. Shipped to W. S. Brown, Pittsburgh, Aug. 3, 1928. PROVENANCE: The David Herrmann Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbls retain 98% orig blue with only a couple very minor handling nicks & scratches. Receiver retains 90-95% vivid orig case colors with just a little thinning at bottom of receiver. Trigger guard retains 90-95% orig blue. Wood is solid with sharp pointy checkering, grip cap has crack running from edge to center screw. Finish has only a couple of minor light handling marks and has a smooth hand-rub luster. Forend has similar fine hand-rub luster finish with good checkering & 2 cracks running from forend iron to checkering. Mechanics are crisp, Miller trigger selector works, ejectors are strong & bores are shiny. 4-35239 BDT16 (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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