You know as I think back I believe 1st Sargent Mosteller told me he had a 20 ga 32” Sterlingworth . His brother got them all after Sarge passed and I know not whether he still has them .

32" 16 gauge sterlingworth deluxe known qtys?
 

Hi Craig.
Do you have numbers on how many 16ga 32" dlx sterlys were made?

-KL

Ejector

Kirby: No idea on either question. The AHFCA never had copies of the Sterlingworth factory records. A 16ga Sterly with ejectors is a rare gun.

Bobby, it's probably not the same gun but a 20b 32" Sterlingworth Ejector was on a table on Thursday morning, first day of the VGC at Hausmann's, and one of the Fox guys scored it at about 10 am after X number of people passed by. I might add, just as I was getting to those tables. Nice gun and oh so very rare in Ejector form. Several of us Fox nuts looked at the gun and blessed it with no reservations. Happy day for the new owner, a good long time friend!

Frank the one i know about was in Washington state but traded. Bobby

Well, after much anticipation, my letter on my BH arrived today. Ordered by the Tuft Lyons Gun Co. of Los Angeles, CA. So . . . no one famous or even known at all. Oh well.

Keep the faith ! Over time you may find owner number 4 or 7 or 12 may have been someone of note . Heck forty or fifty years from now someone just might say this gun was owned by a great attorney and author from Savanah !

Any idea what kinda numbers there were for the Fox graded guns in 20 gauge 32” ? And 16 gauge 32” ?

Deviated from my buy/sell 2021 plan. Last year I acquired a "mosquito trap machine" and found 2 full cases of mosquito clays on ebay. So I needed a .22 smoothbore, the Remington 510 Rangemaster (single shot) arrived last week. It's in "mint" condition, 4th of July of 2022 we hold a family shoot.
Parents and siblings over 14 will use the .22 smoothbore vs. younger grandchildren and great grandchildren with .410.
Winners will have serious bragging rights.

Now that sounds like good fun!

25 years ago or so, Orvis was promoting a thrower which launched Ritz crackers. Pretty neat, except that many crackers were recovered intact with multiple holes in them. Al least they are cheaper than MoSkeetO's

Scott,
Could you post a picture of your "mosquito trap machine"? I have a pair of Barrelette Adapters used to convert a 20 Ga S/S to use 22 shotshell for the game of "Targo".

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Bob Jurewicz

BH Update
 

Well, my BH is back from the twin talents of Dave Fjelline and Breck Gorman. Took it on a pheasant tower shoot and got the first bird with the first shot. Went downhill after that, but still. Could not be more pleased with the restoration so far. Some new screws are in order at some point in the future. I do wish the records identified the original owner, but all we have is an order placed by S. A. Tucker and shipped to a Los Angeles store.

Nice gun Mills I really like early BH's. I've been looking for an early one in 10ga for years. Two great craftsmen doing the restoration.
Since my first post in September I have acquired a early 85xxx AH 12ga 30" straight grip that's been in a closet for decades condition. Nice as used condition that has never been touched, the way I like to find them.It was sold to duBray in 1897 for a reduced price of $200. Also a show gun Madison Square Gardens 1897. I also own a AH 10ga 1897 show gun, so they are together again.
I have one bid in for a non-sxs at the RI auction Saturday, fingers crossed. I also have an absentee bid in for a Lefever, fingers crossed.

AH sounds nice Craig. We like pics you know!

As the saying goes the year ain’t over YET :whistle:

I have long admired the higher grade early hammerless Parkers and now finally have one. As Craig says, a 10 would be great. Jerry Smith had a 10 gauge AH years back that I would love to have.

He had that one a long time... I think a lot of us know why.





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Sorry to be late to the "game", but there were two 20 ga. ejector Fox guns with 32" barrels on Kirby Hoyt's table at the Bray's Island Exposition in April of '2018 or 2019, can't remember exactly which year. One was a graded gun and the other a Sterly. A friend in MS bought the graded one, but sold it last year, AIR. Both were in extremely nice condition. I wanted one very badly, but wasn't willing to pay the prices asked. It turned out okay, though. A year later I was able to buy my Parker DHE 16/20 two barreled set, both with 32" barrels, for considerably less $$$. Dove gun supreme.

I think I have a picture of it somewhere. It was priced above my budget. I wonder if it ever sold?

The Jerry Smith AHE 10 sold real cheap. I don't know why.

I went through the first 3000 20-gauge records and found 48 regular graded 20-gauges with 32-inch barrels. I need to look at those last 500 or so cards someday. While serial numbers go up to 203974, the cards are missing, or the guns never made, from 203241 to 203500. I also went through the 20-gauge Super-Fox guns and 26 of those were 32-inch.

Let's see, for 2021 so far...
20g VH
16g VH
16g Trojan
12g VH
16g H grade Lefever
Ruger #1 .280 Rem w/ Leupold scope

Might have missed one or two.

This doesn't include any handguns or MSRs that I just REALLY enjoy shooting because all are welcome at "The Freedom Bunker".

It was worn to the extreme. That's why it languished for sale for such a long time at his asking price.





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Just picked up a DH 12 32” 2 frame straight grip no safety gun on Poulin’s . Left ME went to RVA AND NOW IS IN Charleston SC . Today I bought a DH 10 gauge on a 6 frame that was sold at auction as a 10 gauge and it’s in the book as something else . I hope my suspicions are correct , it has 34” barrels btw ! It also letters as something else as well .

I’ve killed a pretty decent pile of deer with 280’s over the years . The first and my most fav was a Kimber 89BGR Super Grade . Got it at Fairfax R&GC it was AJ Beards and there on consignment . I later had a Ruger #1B that was roll stamped 280 REM / 7mm Express REM . Killed a few deer with it as well , but nothing like the amount of deer I did in with that Kimber .

Good job on that DH! Like you said, worst case scenario it is a 10 or 12 on a 6 frame. Best case scenario . . . .

Craig do you to have a link to the DH 34 6 frame?? Thanks Craig Larter

Late to the game on the long 16-gauge shells subject, but while the "standard" 16-gauge shell was 2 9/16-inch, they were offered in 2 3/4, 2 7/8 and 3-inch. Back in the day there was a series of articles by Gaucho of his trip through the south hunting with a 2 7/8-inch 16-gauge, but I have yet to see a box of 2 7/8-inch 16-gauge shells. This 1927 Peters catalog lists the availability of their High Velocity in 2 7/8-inch lengths --

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Here are various boxes of 3-inch 16-gauge shells --

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Picked up my sixth humpback autoloader today and the fifth f the Remington ones . This one is an unadorned Model 11 12 gauge with a 42” solid rib full choke barrel . I think I need to be rid of the Browning A-5 standard weight 16 and the Remington Sportsman 20 . Then I’ll be down to a pair of 12’s with an extra barrel a 16 with an extra barrel and a 20 all Model 11’s :rolleyes:

Nice snag Craig! I have a run of the mill A 5 12 gauge two barrel set. Every serious gun nut should have at least one.

Looks like 2021 is winding down fast. I am thinking there will be no more for me, but that is ok. It has been a quality over quantity kind of year.

my kind of gun with a long barrel and a model 11 to boot



charlie

I bought these things just to shoot at the Koneski shoot . Said something to the guy from Deep River when we were in SC about shooting old semi auto gun class at the spring Southern he “sounded” positive .

I’ve been wanting a CH with Bernard barrels for years. Been looking and looking for a good one for a long time. All of a sudden, somehow, I have two now.

Last purchase for 2021 and last one for awhile. AH 12ga Straight grip 30" damascus barrels, 1897 Madison Sq. Garden show gun (in the letter but not listed in TPS) and sold to AW duBray in April1897. Sent back to Parker twice finally in 1907 to have a Silvers pad installed and some other minor items. The gun was very dirty and cleaned up but the barrels need to be restored by Breck. I did do some draw polishing on the barrels that's why they are white. Great engraving in my opinion. I will post pictures when the barrels are redone. Craig

Nice Craig! And a straight grip too! What’s not to love!

What a wonderful gun!

Nice one, Craig! Those early high grade hammerless are special

OH boy, straight grip and great engraving. Super nice Craig.
2 frame?