Seriously??

As Bill mentioned that is obviously a replacement pad, but the gun is right on, one of 13 I've found in the Fox records so far mostly ordered by Joshua Green for other Seattle notables in his hunting club near Toppenish. The gun I picture, and was in our A.H. Fox Collectors Association, Inc. display at Las Vegas last winter was Judge John B. Gordon's. All 20-gauges and most with 30-inch barrels. The A.H. Fox "cult guns" like the Parker Bros. Widgeon Duck Club Guns.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ps08398cb9.jpg

See the "Card of the Month" in the Members Forum on the A.H. Fox Collectors Association web site.

Thanks Dave. I learn something new every day. Were the stocks of the other 12 similarly carved and embellished?

Yes. Some with a Setter Dog, some with a Pointer Dog and some with a dog from a picture sent in. Gold S inlay in the top tang instead of the engraved word SAFE, silver duck or quail inlay on rib, gold plated trigger and selector, "Made Expressly for ...." on right barrel, on and on.

The earliest gun like this I've found a card for was ordered by Seattle lumberman A.S. Kerry --

http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm...m&file_id=8856

I'm guessing Joshua Green --

http://www.joshuagreencorp.com/

saw Kerry's gun and ordered ones for himself, and four of his friends, then ordered one for his son and a bit later ones for four more of his friends.

About half of them were ordered with maple stocks, several specified best quality walnut for stock and tip, and Anton Rez, the stained glass artist, specified best European Walnut for his.

Thanks Dave - always a pleasure learning from you.