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1466
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$18,400.00
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*OUTSTANDING CSM A. H. FOX FE SPECIAL GRADE DBL BBL SHOTGUN. SN F205789. Cal. 20 ga. 30″ Krupp Fluid Steel bbls with tapered, matted, concave rib, dual ivory sighting beads, 2-3/4″ chambers, choked FULL / MOD with gold-plated dbl triggers & ejectors. Gold bbl bands with 1/2″ wedge of scroll engraving. Top of right bbl marked in gold “MADE TO ORDER A.H. FOX” and left in gold “KRUPP FLUID STEEL”; gold lightning bolt & 3″ wedge of scroll engraving over each chamber, gold chamber band & scroll-engraved rib extension. Bbl flats are engraved “FE SPECIAL / F205789”. Rebated, scalloped, FE Special grade frame has fantastic gold woodcock in flight & “Ansley H. Fox” on left side, gold ruffed grouse in flight on right, gold pheasant in flight on bottom of receiver, gold setter on point on bow of trigger guard, 4 diamond patterns in gold on hinge pin & pivot of top lever, all surrounded by fabulous foliate arabesque scroll & signed “Demunck” on trigger plate. “SAFE” on top tang & SN on trigger guard are inlaid in gold, along with SN & “FE SPECIAL” on water table. Mounted with extraordinarily beautiful marble-cake walnut with fleur-de-lis checkered side panels, fleur-de-lis checkered rnd knob pistol grip, fleur-de-lis checkered butt plate, fleur-de-lis checkered splinter forend, Schnable tip with ebony insert. Bore diameter: left -.622, right -.621. Bore restrictions: left -.024, right -.013. Wall thickness: left -.035, right -.035. Drop at heel: 2-1/2″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 5 lbs. 15 oz. LOP 14-5/8″. Housed in leather luggage case with “CSM A. H. Fox Shotgun” label, salmon-colored canvas cover with leather corners. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Nearly new since manufactured. Bbls have nearly all of their fine factory blue. Receiver has virtually all of its factory case colors. Wood has beautiful high-gloss factory finish with a couple of minor chips at edge of butt & a couple of minor light scratches. Case & cover are near new with a few minor scuff marks. 4-35772 BDT185 (17,500-22,500)
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. |