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GOOD LONG BARRELED FOX STERLINGWORTH SXS SHOTGUN.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
GOOD LONG BARRELED FOX STERLINGWORTH SXS SHOTGUN.

Cal. 12 Ga. S# 111584. The 30" bbls. w/ tapered & matted concave rib are marked “STERLINGWORTH FLUID COMPRESSED STEEL” & “MADE BY A. H. FOX GUN CO. PHILA. PA. U.S.A.” on tops. Bbl. flats are stamped w/ S# & Fox proof. Bottoms of bbls. Are stamped w/ a crowned “D” & “2”. Case hardened action has patent dates & S# on the water table & features automatic safety & dbl. triggers. Action is wiggle & line border engraved. “STERLINGWORTH” is on each side. S# is on blued triggerguard tang. Lightly figured American walnut capped pistol grip buttstock measures 14 1/4" over ribbed hard rubber buttplate. Flat top point pattern checkering is at grip. Matching splinter forend has friction release. MEASUREMENTS: BORE DIAMETER: left .729, right .729. BORE RESTRICTIONS: left .043 extra full, right .043 extra full. WALL THICKNESS: left .035, right .037. DAH: 2 7/8". DAC: 1 3/4". WEIGHT: 7 lbs. 4 oz. CONDITION: very fine, bbls. retaining approx. 90% what appears to be original blue w/ some scattered light marks. Action retains approx. 70% original case hardening color, quite strong where protected. Triggerguard is reblued over considerable pitting at grip. Stocks retain over 90% of their original finish w/ a good number of scattered light marks. Bores are bright & shiny w/ a very sm. dent in left bbl. about a foot behind muzzle. Action is tight. Mechanically a bit gummy, needs cleaning. (21-3876/MGM). CURIO. $500-1,000.