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Made time yesterday to take a few shots of the completed Fox project I've had in the works. This started as a Sterlingworth. The concept was to create a contemporary clays gun.
General consultation by Bill Murphy.
Research and design concepts by yours truly.
Engraving by Ken Hurst in North Carolina.
Stock, metal sculpting, barrel bluing and general gunsmithing by PGS in PA--Anthony Patti & Dan Rossiter, who became the central craftsmen on the project.
Mechanical gunsmithing by Glenn Fewless.
Stock finish and checkering by John Reese in Montana.
I got lucky and found some very talented people to work with.
Plan to write an article about the experience.
Hope y'all enjoy these photos.

Berle Cherney

That sleek little Fox frame lends itself perfectly to all kinds of custom work!!! Love It and nice job!!

OUTSTANDING. look forward to the article.

H&H

Great job, Berle! Looks like it is ready to break some targets. Be careful not to let Murphy get any fingerprints on it!!

It's hard to top something like this. Very, very few people can come up with a different engraving concept than game scenes and scroll work and pull it off successfully like you have done. I think this gun ranks up with the top 5% of engraved guns in the world. It needs to be featured in a book.

That's striking, no doubt. I would like to see more of the stock also.

Berle,

The art deco design of the engraving is outstanding. That took vision on your part. What a great idea, to use designs that were popular during the period Foxes were built to be the basis of the engraving patterns. I am, and never have been a fan of art deco design in furniture, architecture or sculpture. BUT!!!, this is fabulous. You have designed and collaborated on creating a truly beautiful gun.

I'm more of a basic guy when it comes to competition guns. My favorite sporting clays comp SxS is a Browning BSS in 30". But, I can certainly appreciate what you have done! I hope it shoots for you as well as it looks.

Your gun Berle is the most unique custom Fox that I've seen. Not exactly to everyone's taste for sure, but that's part of what makes it so unique. I must say that I'm warming up to it upon seeing it in completed form.

Congratulations!

Very very cool!!! Well done!!!

Anthony and I are very thankful that Berle gave us the opportunity to be a part of such as excellent project. The end results are nicer than either of us could have imagined.
Thanks again Berle