My first ever double......it is foxy
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Wow. What a beauty
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LIKE, DROOL, LIKE, DROOL, LIKE etc. that is one fantastic looking old twice barrel. thanks for sharing. lee
Rpg
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Beautiful gun!
Run it through a sporting clays course a few time and you’ll be ready for dove season on September 1.
That gun won’t embarrass the dogs!
Run it through a sporting clays course a few time and you’ll be ready for dove season on September 1.
That gun won’t embarrass the dogs!
Buick
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Always wanted a Super Fox
Ivan the Butcher
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That is a drop dead gorgeous shotgun.
I have an old Savage 310 (internal hammers instead of strikers like the 311) in 20 gauge with 30" barrels choked full and fuller! Someone restocked with wood almost as beautiful as yours (but not quite!), and set it up as a very petite (women's or youth) trap gun, Then it was abused by people with no taste or class. My beautiful wood is full of deep dings and dents!
All that to say; Beautiful 20 gauges were quite the rage from the 1920's thru the end of WWII. Then they fell out of general favor! Now it is difficult to find one in good shape!
Ivan
The time frame on that gun is very limited, After Savage took over Fox, "The Special" was only made a short time. (I think these were just the left over frames and parts until they ran out.) Then later they had a "Fox Special B" (Just a 311 with not as plane wood and checkering!)
I have an old Savage 310 (internal hammers instead of strikers like the 311) in 20 gauge with 30" barrels choked full and fuller! Someone restocked with wood almost as beautiful as yours (but not quite!), and set it up as a very petite (women's or youth) trap gun, Then it was abused by people with no taste or class. My beautiful wood is full of deep dings and dents!
All that to say; Beautiful 20 gauges were quite the rage from the 1920's thru the end of WWII. Then they fell out of general favor! Now it is difficult to find one in good shape!
Ivan
The time frame on that gun is very limited, After Savage took over Fox, "The Special" was only made a short time. (I think these were just the left over frames and parts until they ran out.) Then later they had a "Fox Special B" (Just a 311 with not as plane wood and checkering!)
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Very nice double. Great condition.
Ole Joe Clark
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A double barreled shotgun, the most beautiful long gun ever made.
It's lovely.
Have a blessed day,
Leon
It's lovely.
Have a blessed day,
Leon
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Me too I think.
Nice gun Paul and a 20 ga to boot. Fox is a nice strong gun and that should be a joy to carry while hunting. I believe just over 6 lbs. Need a pic of each side of the stock, there is a lot going on with the grain. I am a big fan of SxS shotguns. Man, I’m jealous, Larry
Paul, That is an outstanding example of a Fox SP grade especially considering it is a small frame. I had a nice 16 ga SP 28” mod/full. I currently have a 16 Sterly. I live just a stone’s throw from the old Utica factory.
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I will just add one thing, there are few words to describe the wood on your
gun. Two things, the 20 is and has always been my favorite.
I don’t recognize what appears to be a white line spacer grip cap. Are the stock and forend uncheckered? The wood is outstanding in figure, color and tone.
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Other side Larry.
There is a huge amount going on with the wood.
You know I'm a junkie too.
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I love those old doubles. MORE PHOTOS PLEASE .
An AH Fox SP (or SPE if it has ejectors) Grade.
Quite a rare shotgun, especially in 20ga.
Made in the early 30's to the mid 30's+.
The 'Skeet' and the 'Upland-Skeet' SP's were appointed with a small amt of engraving. The plain SP/SPE grade was void of any scroll but sometimes has simple border work on the metal.
Factory options included a single selective trigger (Fox/Kautzky system same as used on the other high grade AHF shotguns.) Straight grip or pistol grip, choice of butt plate or pad, bbl length and chokes, ivory bead sights ect.
The finish was a change from the original Fox post WW1 Cyanide case color hardening. These got a Blued finish often descibed as a black oxide coating finish. Something like the Baker finish used on their Black Beauty perhaps.
I fitted a forend to a customers SPE/16 a couple years ago that had a Factory set of extra bbl's.
The ejector forend metal parts were all 'in the raw' ,,orig Fox parts from a Gunsmithing/Parts outfit in the Adirondacks. Included a hunk of wood that kind of looked like a BT forend with a rough out cut inletting.
Got it all together and functioning.
Fitted to the extra set of bbls and also made both forends ( the other was a splinter) fit either bbl set. Checkered the wood on the BT to match orig Fox pattern. MAtched the wood finish and color. & on & on.
Very happy customer,,
then he told me he sold it.....
I suspect the OP's gun has been restocked.
The lack of checkering is the biggest thing.
The would quality is outstanding!,,The American Walnut blanks used to do the job must have been pricey indeed. Looks like something I normally see on a Grade 5 Model 21.
Congrats on a beautiful classic American SxS.
It'll handle just about anything in the field or target coarse you want it to do.
Quite a rare shotgun, especially in 20ga.
Made in the early 30's to the mid 30's+.
The 'Skeet' and the 'Upland-Skeet' SP's were appointed with a small amt of engraving. The plain SP/SPE grade was void of any scroll but sometimes has simple border work on the metal.
Factory options included a single selective trigger (Fox/Kautzky system same as used on the other high grade AHF shotguns.) Straight grip or pistol grip, choice of butt plate or pad, bbl length and chokes, ivory bead sights ect.
The finish was a change from the original Fox post WW1 Cyanide case color hardening. These got a Blued finish often descibed as a black oxide coating finish. Something like the Baker finish used on their Black Beauty perhaps.
I fitted a forend to a customers SPE/16 a couple years ago that had a Factory set of extra bbl's.
The ejector forend metal parts were all 'in the raw' ,,orig Fox parts from a Gunsmithing/Parts outfit in the Adirondacks. Included a hunk of wood that kind of looked like a BT forend with a rough out cut inletting.
Got it all together and functioning.
Fitted to the extra set of bbls and also made both forends ( the other was a splinter) fit either bbl set. Checkered the wood on the BT to match orig Fox pattern. MAtched the wood finish and color. & on & on.
Very happy customer,,
then he told me he sold it.....
I suspect the OP's gun has been restocked.
The lack of checkering is the biggest thing.
The would quality is outstanding!,,The American Walnut blanks used to do the job must have been pricey indeed. Looks like something I normally see on a Grade 5 Model 21.
Congrats on a beautiful classic American SxS.
It'll handle just about anything in the field or target coarse you want it to do.
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