doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Call for semi-Early Ansley H. Fox Grade 12-gauges

Those of us who have studied these things for quite a while have noticed that we see a good smattering of graded 12-gauge guns from serial number 2 to 3000, then we see guns from the 7xxx range on up to the last guns in the 352xx range.

This is a call for anyone with a graded Ansley H. Fox 12-gauge double with a serial number between 3001 and 7199 to come forward and tell us all about it?

I have a Fox "Pin Gun" does it fit your criteria?

No. That would either be a Philadelphia Arms Co. gun or an early 12-gauge Sterlingworth. The Sterlingworth "pin guns" would be 50000 up into the 62xxx range, no where near the range we are looking for. In the Philadelphia Arms Co. guns the observed have been in the 59 to 1845 range, so a PAC Fox in the range we are looking for here would be very interesting, but not really part of the question.

I know there is a Sterlingworth "pin gun" out there from the 61xxx range that someone tigged out the last digit of the serial number, re-stamped it D and had the gun engraved and restocked in sort of D-style. Upgraded, faked, messed with need not apply!

Looking for righteous Ansley H. Fox 12-gauge doubles A- to FE-Grade with serial numbers from 3001 to 7199.

It is a Sterlingworth. So the guns you want are much older than mine? Would they have pattern welded barrels?








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Would like to help Researcher but my A grade Fox 12's are 87xx and 102xx.

I also have an A grade Fox in the 87xx range.
James: At the very least we should compare notes.
I will also be glad to provide more information here if needed.
Jim