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1455
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$1,035.00
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*FINE A. H. FOX A GRADE SIDE-BY-SIDE SHOTGUN. SN 26673. Cal. 12 ga. 30″ bbls with tapered, matted, concave rib with sgl silver sighting bead, 2-3/4″ chambers, choked MOD / FULL, dbl triggers & extractors. Chamber areas of bbl marked on right “Chromox Fluid Compressed Steel” and on left “Made by A. H. Fox Gun Co. Phila. PA. U.S.A.”. Receiver is engraved in late style A-grade with “Ansley H. Fox” engraved in a flowing ribbon on each side, surrounded by foliate scroll with a stippled background. Mounted with straight grain American walnut with checkered pistol grip with hard rubber grip cap, with LOP 14-1/2″ over red Jostam Anti-Flinch recoil pad and checkered splinter forend. Bore diameter: left -.728, right -.728. Bore restrictions: left -.036, right -.020. Wall thickness: left -.033, right -.030. Drop at heel: 3-1/8″, drop at comb: 1-3/4″. Weight: 7 lbs. 10 oz. Accompanied by Roe S. Clark letter identifying as A-grade with 30″ bbls and choked MOD / ? , with LOP 14-1/8″, drop at heel of 3″, weight of 7 lbs. 2 oz. and shipped Mar. 1, 1921, to Logan Gregg Hardware Co., Pittsburgh. PROVENANCE: The David Herrmann Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Bbls retain 90% of orig blue finish with wear at muzzle & chamber area, and a few minor nicks & dings. Receiver retains 40-50% orig case colors, mixed with silver patina and brown patina across bottom center of receiver. Trigger bow has turned a brown patina and silver through the grip area. Stock is solid with a fine restored finish and a minor chip repair on lower left by receiver & tang; checkering is professionally repointed and is sharp & clean. Forend likewise has a fine professional restored finish, with a minor crack repair between checkering & iron, and replaced splinters of wood on both sides in the forward area; checkering is professionally repointed and is sharp & clean. Mechanics are crisp, gun is tight, with shiny bores and a very minor dent halfway on bottom of right bbl. 4-35262 BDT5 (1,200-1,800)
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. |