A.H. Fox
 

I might buy this fox the guy is asking 1500, but I have not got him to respond to me yet, but as soon as he does I am going to go have a look at it. I think it is a CE grade. I know the pictures arent the best but any info you guys can give me would help.

Sorry about the pictures. Here are the ones I meant to post.

Eldon,

I cannot tell by your photos of the grade. The "E" is for ejectors so that is easy to confirm. A C grade will have birds engraved on the sides of the receiver. The checkering pattern looks like a C grade.

At first glance the wood looks great.
I can't judge the wood to metal fit, ie is this wood a restock?
Are the barrels tight on the action?
Are the bores smoth and shiney?
Are the barrels thick enough, ie have not been honed or reamed to be too thin? See this thread: http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=7889
Are there any cracks in the wood?

If everything checks out an A grade with that wood would be a great buy at $1500! A CE in very good condition sells for $3000 to $4000.

Mark

Eldon;
I agree with Mark but your best bet would be to visit the AH Fox Collectors Association website for everything Fox. I'd buy that gun for $1500 if the barrels are sound.

One good picture of the receiver will tell us everything. Gun appears to be unusual in that A grades didn't have checkered stock panel cheeks. That was only normally found on B grades or D grades (and up). That said, anything can be done on a special order from the factory.

Thanks for all the help guys. Unfortunately the owner has not contacted me so I am begining to lose hope, but if I do get to have a look at it I will get more pictures.

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