*VERY FINE A. H. FOX DE GRADE MADE FOR PANAMA PACIFIC EXPOSITION.

*VERY FINE A. H. FOX DE GRADE MADE FOR PANAMA PACIFIC EXPOSITION. SN 19457. Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 30″ Krupp steel bbls are marked “Krupp Fluid Steel Made By” “A. H. Fox Gun Co, Phila PA” on tops. There are 3″ triangles of scroll engraving at breech ends. Bbl flats are engraved with SN and grade, and stamped “Fox Proof”. Krupp steel markings are on bottom. Case hardened action is engraved with early style shaded open scroll with pairs of birds on each side of action and dogs on bottom. Action is fitted with Fox Kautzky single trigger, and is one of the earliest guns so fitted, as the trigger was adopted by Fox in 1914. Very fine flame figured and nicely streaked European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14-5/8″ over solid Silvers type pad. (Factory records indicate gun was shipped with “No Buttplate” and length of stock was 13-3/4″.) Very nicely executed D style checkering is at 24 LPI. Unusual, long, slender splinter forend has inset horn tip with patent information and SN engraved on iron. Bore diameter: left -.730, right -.729. Bore restrictions: left -.032, right -.033. Wall thickness: left -.032, right -.029. Drop at heel: 2-5/8″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 7 lbs. 7 oz. LOP 14-5/8″. PROVENANCE: Letters from J. T. Callahan describing gun, and copy of original “build” card with specifications and finish date of “June 24, 1915” for “Exposition”. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain nearly all of a very high quality re-black with one or 2 very minor marks. Action retains 85% case color, silvered mostly on fences and on bottom in normal areas of wear. Stocks retain nearly all of what appears to be their orig finish with some oil rubbed in over the years, with a number of minor marks and small dings. Finish is wearing through at bottom of forend. Checkering shows slight wear, and has not been re-cut. There is an incipient 3/4″ crack in bottom of forend near iron. Overall this is a very appealing gun, and shows the obvious care taken in preparation for its display at the Pan-Pac Exposition of 1915. 4-38870 MGM96 (7,500-12,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011

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.

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	1250	$10,350.00	VERY FINE A. H. FOX DE GRADE MADE FOR PANAMA PACIFIC EXPOSITION. SN 19457. Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 30″ Krupp steel bbls are marked “Krupp Fluid Steel Made By” “A. H. Fox Gun Co, Phila PA” on tops. There are 3″ triangles of scroll engraving at breech ends. Bbl flats are engraved with SN and grade, and stamped “Fox Proof”. Krupp steel markings are on bottom. Case hardened action is engraved with early style shaded open scroll with pairs of birds on each side of action and dogs on bottom. Action is fitted with Fox Kautzky single trigger, and is one of the earliest guns so fitted, as the trigger was adopted by Fox in 1914. Very fine flame figured and nicely streaked European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14-5/8″ over solid Silvers type pad. (Factory records indicate gun was shipped with “No Buttplate” and length of stock was 13-3/4″.) Very nicely executed D style checkering is at 24 LPI. Unusual, long, slender splinter forend has inset horn tip with patent information and SN engraved on iron. Bore diameter: left -.730, right -.729. Bore restrictions: left -.032, right -.033. Wall thickness: left -.032, right -.029. Drop at heel: 2-5/8″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 7 lbs. 7 oz. LOP 14-5/8″. PROVENANCE: Letters from J. T. Callahan describing gun, and copy of original “build” card with specifications and finish date of “June 24, 1915” for “Exposition”. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain nearly all of a very high quality re-black with one or 2 very minor marks. Action retains 85% case color, silvered mostly on fences and on bottom in normal areas of wear. Stocks retain nearly all of what appears to be their orig finish with some oil rubbed in over the years, with a number of minor marks and small dings. Finish is wearing through at bottom of forend. Checkering shows slight wear, and has not been re-cut. There is an incipient 3/4″ crack in bottom of forend near iron. Overall this is a very appealing gun, and shows the obvious care taken in preparation for its display at the Pan-Pac Exposition of 1915. 4-38870 MGM96 (7,500-12,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011 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.

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