Dewey-and others herein who appreciate the fine Fox shotguns. Saw an 12 ga. "Pin hinge" 12 bore Sterlingworth- 30" barrels DT EXT- stock and barrels uncut-"dime" test indicates M&F chokes-area gun shop- went in because a friend told me they had a 3" Mag. M12 FOR SALE- and wanted to "check it out". I recall Phil B. (F&S Shotgun Editor) writing about buying a Sterlingworth 12 from Scheel's in Iowa- around $1800-and then had it "re-worked" and "refinished"- and had fotos- nice, but a Volkswagen compared to the "Porche" quality of your work-in-progress Dewey- Gun is on a consignment-belonged to area retired "Statie" who said he bought it from Cabela's a few years ago- he told me he'd take $1500-are the early "pin" Sterlingworth's worth more than the later Phila. Fox guns in the same grade? The checkering and fit/finish on my 1927 (Roe Clark letter) HE 12 seem to my untutored eyes to be between a Sterlingworth and the A grade- found out on another thread on this BBS that some HE Foxes were made on the std. frame and with No. 1 or 2 wt. barrels- mine are 4 wt. 32" with 3" chambers and the "Barrels Not Guaranteed" stamp- also another gentleman said that the Fopx HE 20 gauges (very scarce I am told) were mainly CE grades- 30" barrels and 3" chambers perhaps? Anyway, if anyone is interested in this Fox-or the M12 (minty- and no "dog's leg slide arm" I'll be happy to give you the phone number-dealer is well established, and does get some nice guns- passed up a M71 Win. .348 that he had in about a year ago-hindsight being 20/20 and all!! RWTF
