Pawn shop Agrade 20ga
 

I found this gun about 3 years ago. I found an extra set of barrels for it and sent it along to Brian. Here are some pics of the gun when Brian finished the wood. I finally did the blueing of the barrels. Be for anybody screams these were slow rust blued. Now I know why they charge so much to do this type of blueing. I easily have 10 hours per set of barrels if not longer.

Ok. Are you saying that you actually found a 20 ga A-grade in a pawn shop?

That would be correct. I almost fell over when I saw it.

Wow. Congratulations.

Wayne: Is it possible to post some clearer photo's. Thanks Thomas

wow, I just picked up an A grade 20 F0x last week. Is that a later era Savage gun? The wood looks nicer than on my A grade 20 and 16. Would love to see some clearer picyures also.

Ok. Now I see. It's an A Grade Fox, not an A Grade Parker. Whew.

Yeah, my heart rate is getting back to normal too.

Nice snag Wayne. 20 gauge Foxes are sweet

I will try to take some better pics. It is an Ansley Fox made in 1915. The original barrels are ejector barrels and the second set are Sterlingworth extractor barrels. A little bit of Brian work made the second set of barrels work properly as extractor barrels on a ejector gun.

What length are the barrels?

The original set has been cut to 22 3/4" and the add on are 28".

Here are some additional photo's. I am not much of a photographer so these are as good as it gets.

Interesting. Both foreends appear to be Sterlingworth foreends because of the checkering pattern and also because the foreend escutcheon is engraved as a Sterlingworth escutcheon. Does the ejector foreend have the same serial number as the frame? PS. I love a bit of a mystery.

The early style snap-on/-off forearms on A-/AE-Grades had the same checkering pattern as Sterlingworth forearms. My A-Grade 20-gauge 200158 --

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

But that escutchin shown does appear to have Sterlingworth engraving.

My 1936 vintage Savage-era A-Grade 16-gauge got a quite similar piece of wood --

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

The gun has all matching no's.

My brain is getting old. I have an early A grade 16 gauge with snap on forearm and it does indeed have the same checkering as the Sterlingworths. I hate mental cramps.

Dose anyone know what the standard chamber length on one of these is. I think I will try some dove hunting with this one.

Should be 2 1/2" since both barrels were made in Philly.

Twisted Fox minds often think alike, Tom.

Wayne--Just out of curiosity, was the 1915 ship date stated on a factory card/letter? Great snag BTW!

They most likely left North 18th Street and Windrim Avenue with chambers 2 3/8 inch long intended for the 2 1/2 inch 20-gauge paper shells. The only two A.H. Fox Gun Co. catalogues that I've seen that mention chamber lengths are the 1913 and 1914 --

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...xLoads1914.jpg

I beleave I got the date of manufacture off the fox gun collectors sight from the serial no.

Sorry. The info came from the Double gun forum ( High grade shotgun dates of manufacture ). Serial no 200562 made in 1914.

mighty nice little fox you got there WAYNE.you and brian have made a fine looking gun...wish we still had wild quail to try them short barrels out on....charlie

Well there is always ground squirrel.