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WELL DONE A. H. FOX 20 GA. DE SINGLE TRIGGER

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD
WELL DONE A. H. FOX 20 GA. DE SINGLE TRIGGER

UPGRADED DOUBLE SHOTGUN.
Cal. 20 Ga. 2 1/2". S# 201312. The 26" barrels with narrow matted rib holding two white beads are deeply engraved "Krupp Steel" "A. H. Fox Gun Co. Phila. PA. U.S.A." on tops. There are 2" triangles of scrolling shaded acanthus engraving at breech ends. Barrel flats are stamped with Fox proof and restamped with S# and grade. Krupp Steel information is hand engraved on bottoms of barrels. Case hardened small size Fox action features non-automatic safety ("SAFE" inlaid in gold) and Fox Kautzky single selective trigger. Watertable is restamped with S# and grade. Action has had rear line filed with double ogee and action has been relieved in high grade Fox style. Action is engraved with near full coverage Fox D style open shaded acanthus surrounding game scenes, with flying snipe on left side, flying quail on right and pointing setter on bottom. Fences are nicely embellished with the heads of barking foxes. "ANSLEY H. FOX" is in ribbon on each side of action. S# is on trigger guard tang. Straight grip buttstock of very nicely streaked and finely fiddle figured European walnut measures 14" over checkered wood butt. "D" style borderless checkering is on side panels and semi-diamond hand. A vacant gold shield is on toeline. Matching long splinter ejector forend has inlet schnabled horn tip and usual Fox latch release. MEASUREMENTS: BBLS: Bore Diameter: L .619. R .618. Restriction: L .027 (Imod). R .016 (mod). Wall thickness: L .020. R .019. STOCK: DAH: 3 1/16". DAC: 1 9/16". CAST: approx 1/2" off. LOP: 14". WEIGHT: 5 lb. 9 oz. CONDITION: very fine as custom finished retaining nearly all finishes on wood and metal with some light handling marks on metal and some areas rubbed thin on wood. Bright shiny bores with evidence of very slight bulge on side of right barrel about 6" from breech end. Mechanically good, ejectors out of time. (22-5622/MGM). CURIO. $5,000-9,000.