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That's a good illustration. Not all cut barrels have all your indicators and not all your indicators absolutely mean a cut barrel, but that is good guidance. Thanks!...Geo

But...there are original AH Fox guns with barrels that look cut just like the picture above that are factory that you have to measure the barrel bores for choke and/or letter to confirm how they left the factory.

Right. And knowing the typical length of factory choke tapers helps too. Open or no chokes and short choke tapers may indicate either shortened barrels or choke reaming. Another clue is the position of the sight bead. Many butchers who shorten gun barrels seem to have trouble getting the bead centered or the correct distance from the muzzles.

The example in the photo above seems to show a "keel" below the solder that may or may not be integral with the bottom rib. Without factory records, factory letter, hang tag, or original invoice, it can take some examination of all the evidence to arrive at a conclusion.

This is from a graded Fox sixteen gauge with 30" barrels. The factory letter and build card document that it left the factory with 30" barrels. Many of my Foxes have tubes that do not meet at the muzzle. I also have some Syracuse Lefevers with tubes that don't quite touch that I believe to be factory.

Interesting photos. Of course a old gun is only worth what you can sell it for.