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General Specs: Fox, Year 1910, 12 Gauge, 7lbs 7oz, Chokes M/F, LOP 14 9/16", DAH 2 5/8", DAC 1 7/16"
Serial Number: 17778
The C Grade Fox is considered one of the most handsome of
the A.H. Fox Graded guns, with its finely cut English scroll, game scene
engraving, nicely engraved trigger guard, and European walnut figured well on
both sides of the stock. Many guns
offered for sale today lack information on which to base a decision. A shotgunner should want to know
specifics…stock dimensions, choke constrictions, minimum wall thicknesses,
weight, balance point, trigger pulls…in addition to viewing photos. In most ads the photos show no real details
of the gun. Don’t you want to know what
you are buying? A lot of bad things
happen to vintage guns over time, and most offered for sale at low prices have
poor stock dimensions (making them impossible to shoot well for most shooters)
amateur repairs, poor restorations, and even cut barrels and stocks. Making wise decisions requires adequate
information. This fine Fox CE Grade was
made when Ansley himself was in full charge and doing the final inspection of
guns himself. Made in 1910, serial
number 17778 has all the internal parts highly polished, the engraving is deep
and expertly cut (noticeably superior to later guns), the wood was specified as
“extra nice stock” and was well figured on both sides, and the barrels were
finely struck. The factory order card
for this gun shows the gun was shipped just as you see it now, with original barrel
length, chokes, weight, stock dimensions, and yes, even the pad is noted on the
order card (we dressed up the look of the gun by adding a $650 leather
covered pad…the old one was hard and mushroomed, the new one is far more
visually pleasing). The wood,
checkering, barrels, and trigger guard have been expertly restored to
historical correct finishes; rust blued barrels, charcoal blue trigger guard,
and a fine hand-rubbed oil finish on the stocks. The checkering is superb, the screws near
perfect, and the stock has very modern stock dimensions with 14 ½” LOP from the
factory. The 30” No. 3 weight Krupp
Steel barrels have excellent bores, tight ribs, factory bore diameter, lots of
wall thickness (see specs in tables below), and are tight as new on the hinge
pin and breech face and are choke M/F.
Clients in today’s world shoot these guns in the field and at the traps,
and this gun is mechanically excellent in all ways. THIS IS A “VFI CERTIFIED
GUN”, meaning we stripped the forend iron and receiver to the smallest parts,
ran it through the Ultrasonic cleaner, inspected all parts for integrity and
function, then lubricated and reassembled (a $375 service). VFI CERTIFIED guns carry a 90-day mechanical
warranty. We have lengthened the
chambers to 2 ¾” and extended the taper of the forcing cones from 5/8” to 1 ½”
taper making the gun shoot softer and have better patterns with today’s readily
available modern loads, as short shells are near impossible to find now (a $360
service). YOU CANNOT COMPARE THIS
FOX TO OTHER FOX GUNS THAT HAVE BEEN NEGLECTED FOR DECADES. NO MORE MONEY NEEDS TO BE SPENT. THE GUN IS SUPERB IN ALL WAYS. What a great gun for upland game and vintage
sporting clays events. We can alter the
chokes if you wish within a few days of purchase. Fox guns with English grips are few and far
between, so if you like straight stocks you would be hard pressed to find a
better Fox CE Grade gun. With the cost
of restoring a fine gun properly and a wait time of over a year, buying this
gun avoids both added expenses and time waiting for your gun to come back. Finding Fox guns built under direct
supervision of Ansley Herman Fox himself is a definite plus. Don’t miss out on this opportunity and thanks
for looking at our guns!
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Payment Methods: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax: Collected in AR, IL, KS, MI, PA, TN
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $140.00 within the continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK. We ship internationally with additional fees!
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes
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Please see all of our fine Vintage Firearms on this website. We have many more sxs shotguns, o/u shotguns, rifles and handguns not yet listed, check back or email us for a preview. We are a Wilson Combat dealer! Thanks for looking!
We employ full time gunsmiths on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs "tweaked", let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns "as found" and others want them "just so". We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.
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