Fox guns.

[Researcher]

At the time the Ansley H. Fox Gun came on the market in 1905, Parker Bros. advertising was stating "135000 in sportsmen's hands." So, from then to the end during WW-II, Parker Bros./Remington produced about 107000 guns and A.H. Fox Gun Co./Savage produced about 190000. Looking at the numbers, the Fox edge was all in the entry-level guns. In 1910 the Sterlingworth was introduced at $25.00. A couple of years late Parker Bros. introduced the Trojan Grade at $25.50 but almost immediately upped the price to $27.50. Inflation associated with The Great War began raising prices and in 1916 the Sterlingworth went up to $30.00 and both guns were up to $55 after the war. Parker kept the quality and price high, eventually selling some 33,000 Trojans. A.H. Fox Gun Co. cut the price to $48.00 in 1922 and to $36.50 in 1926, a dollar less then Ithaca Gun Co.'s new Field Grade NID introduced that year. Fit and finish suffered but apparently the market favored the lower prices and about 141000 Sterlingworths were sold. While the Trojan was only offered in limited barrel lengths and never ejectors, the Sterlingworth was offered with all four barrel lengths in all three gauges and offered with ejectors and single selective triggers.