Philly guns do have better fit and finish than later guns. But on the flip side they also have more use as a rule. It is easier to find a high condition Savage gun but it never is as pretty as it would be if Philly made. To be fair Savage made most of their guns in the Depression when need for lower prices forced them to cut cost where ever they could. Fox had been doing the same thing since 1911 when they were forced to bring out the Sterlingworth model as a cheaper version of the A grade. Lefever brought out the DS grade about the same time. Price point guns were added just to keep going. So If Fox had not sold out to Savage when they did, they would have done the same things, only to go out of business sooner. The double gun was doomed and that was almost all they made other than a few trap guns and non gun items.
