Dean, that is one gorgeous setter (and a great photo)! Beautiful country, good dog work, a nice gun...kinda makes not getting a bird easier to take.

I have an all original 1903 P grade 1 frame 12 ga. with 26" twist barrels. At 6-10 it is superbly balanced and a delight to carry in heavy cover. It handles like a 20 and when loaded with 7/8 oz shells it shoots like one as well. If Parker created brush guns this one probably epitomizes that effort.

Early Fox Sterlingworth "pin guns" advertised a Brush gun model. They were 28" cyl/M
and had the lightweight 4wt barrels. I have one, and it is under 7 lbs.

I always understood that the Fox Sterly's were:

26" Brush
28" Field
30" Standard
32" Trap

Dave posted an A.H. Fox catalog page thereof here
http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/...=525059&page=1

So in summary, there apparently was no "Brush Gun" listed in Parker catalogs?
A concept rather than a grade?

Mark, you were right on the Fox "brush" gun having 26" barrels. Thanks--still at under 7 lbs and cyl/M chokes, not a bad gun for tight covers.

Here's one of those Fox Sterlingworth Model 1911 Pin guns in the 26 inch "Brush" model with serial number 57979 and the factory letter.

Interesting that it was shipped on October 24, 1911. Exactly 25 years to the day when I was born (October 24, 1936).

Nice light gun that shoots great. I've had the gun 38 years.

https://i.imgur.com/bCx160l.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/RyqZEQx.jpg