The Eric Klein book arrived
 

I received my copy of the Eric Klein Collection by Josh. It's a very well done book and well worth $350. As a long time Fox collector, I was blown away with the Fox Chapter. I have viewed some of the best Fox guns in major collections in my life, but the Fox chapter is a real treat. The Parker Chapter is very well done with examples over the full spectrum of grades. The AAHE's are my favorites! I must say Mr. Klein's guns are fantastic but the average guy can still acquire better examples in many of the categories.

Craig, I’m jealous. Mine was to come today, but was delayed. I can’t wait.

Thank you, Craig! The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.

FedEx says tomorrow between 10 am & 2 pm. Just watched Norah and she had a tornado hitting a FedEx distribution center. At least the FedEx plane skidding off the runway was in Turkey and won't impact my copy!!

I got mine late yesterday. Lots of “pin-up” guns! A wonderful collection and great descriptions by Josh.

Kudos also to Mollie and Amy (her photography is wonderful). I’ve met both these folks and appreciated their good work.

Josh, you have a good team.

It's official, this is the biggest book I have ever purchased. WOW! What a book! I can't wait to dig into it. I'm glad I got one.
Angel...

What a marvelous book on a marvelous collection! Other than one really unique Parker, Mr. Klein doesn't appear to have been into big bores!!

I received mine three days ago and still haven't reached the halfway mark I’m so consumed by the beautiful pictures and descriptions.





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So I've been spent a bit of time studying the EK book and my biggest surprise was the AH Fox F grade Super Fox. I never knew the gun existed in that it is not recorded as a FH (H being the designation for a Super Fox) on the factory production card. But the gun is clearly engraved on the action water table as a FH. Your always discovering new examples in this hobby that makes it so interesting. Any new discoveries for for those that purchased the book? I was blown away by the number of small bore 32" guns.

Hi Craig,

The gun is righteous, I forwarded a lot of original info from original owner's family. The sad part is that there are at least two crappy fakes out there. It is Gough signed as well. At one time it lived with four Whitworth Beckers where it stood proud. A killer gun in all respects.

Here is one of the "tribute guns" seen at a Vintage Cup years ago --

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Thanks Tom I appreciate your input, killer gun for sure. I would love to just handle it some day. For a duck hunting nut that loves HE's it was great to discover it's existence.

Let me chime in:

An early famed gun, early 'Ansley' style FE engraving with contemporary embellishments to enhance profit, serial number from late Phila. production FE, that was later found with the original family. Should not have been renumbered, not fair to the original gun, nor the collecting fraternity, and most likely not legal. Talking about the mentioned 'Tribute Gun', not the outstanding FHE shown in Josh's incredible book. Ok, maybe I am an old curmudgeon!

Fantastic book for sure. The photography and descriptions are outstanding.

Very well done Josh from a very happy customer.

I'm a little surprised that Parker collectors have not commented about the collection or an individual Parker in the EK collection. I'm so appreciative Mr. Kline shared his collection and was the driving force regarding the publication of the book. Most will never own even one of Mr. Klein's Parkers but it sure is entertaining.

I hope they're not all gone.

There’s still some available.

What I enjoyed seeing is that not all of the guns are “perfect”. They have signs of use, some warts and flaws that are all honest. Sometimes you see collections where every gun is perfect and the viewer is supposed to believe that they are untouched.

The quality of the photography really shows the hand made element of the guns, especially in the engraving.

As for Craig's question about Parker guns of interest in the book, I can't get the du Bray BH 28 gauge (straight/splinter, two triggers) out of my mind. Oh, to carry a gun like that after some wild Bobs!

Garry I'm with you brother! The engraving is AAHE'ish. Awesome Parker!
What I like about the AAHE's are the ones with the bold engraving.

My book arrived today. Thank to Jolly Bill for the heads up. Josh, what a great book!

Benchmark book for those interested in fine firearms and those contemplating producing their own book.

We are fortunate that Mr. Klein chose to share his collection. Also fortunate that he chose Josh, Amy and Mollie to produce this outstanding work!

The book would make an amazing Father's Day Gift!!!

The feedback has been overwhelming!

Im going to do a 2024 End of Year Sale on the Books. $300 delivered between now and 12/31/2024! Please PM me if you'd like to buy one.

I wonderful book. It would look great under someone’s Christmas tree! John

Harry,

Buy the book. You will not be disappointed. After all, don't you deserve a nice Christmas present?

Harry- The book is hardbound and is 265 pages. It is 14" long x 12". It weighs 7 lbs and is chock full of the nicest American Doubles you'll find anywhere!

You can see the ad for it with a good photo in Parker Pages magazine Harry. All you have to do is be a member....

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Pretty impressive collection of America doubles all exclusively bundled in one volume. I especially enjoyed seeing the artistry of the high grade Lefevers, along with their descriptions. Well, done Josh!

It is a classic! I bought my copy and love it

The gun was in the Spring 2006 Julia's Auction --

*RARE & SPECTACULAR SPECIAL ORDER FE GRADE ANSLEY H FOX DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12ga. SN FH30051. Spectacular rare Fox with 32″ Chromox Fluid steel bbls. Choked FULL/FULL with tapered concave matted rib, single bead, cross bolt rib extension, ejectors & single selective trigger. Receiver is fabulously engraved with elliptical vignettes of a gold pointer on the left side, gold setter on right side with gold rosettes on each end of the hinge pin with a mother partridge & 3 chicks in a large vignette on the bottom. All surrounded by beautiful intertwined foliate & floral arabesque patterns. Opening lever top tang, trigger guard and forend iron are all engraved to match. Makers name is in a ribbon on each side. Top tang has “SAFE” in gold & bottom tang has serial number in gold. Engraving patters extend 2-3/4″ up over the chamber ends of the bbls with gold lightening bolts & a gold band at the end of rib. Right bbl is engraved “CHROMOX FLUID STEEL” & left bbl “MADE BY A.H. FOX GUN CO. PHILA. PA. U.S. A.”. SN is engraved on bbl flat & on water table & again inside the forend iron. This engraving has all the characteristics of Wilber Glahn particularly the top tang with his trademark V-shaped pattern. It is mounted with spectacular, exhibition quality Circassian walnut with fleur-de-lis carved & checkered splinter forearm that has a horn insert schnable tip & pistol grip stock with raised, carved fleur-de-lis side panels & wrist, 14″ over a serrated black composition butt plate. It has an embossed hard rubber grip cap & a blank gold initial oval on the bottom. Accompanied by a savage arms factory letter fully identifying this shotgun as having been shipped from Philadelphia April 8, 1925 to Paul D. Jenkins. It states that it was chambered for 3″ shells with a 14-1/4″ Pull and 2-5/8″ drop at the heel with the single selective trigger mounted in the rearward position. Consignor states that Mr. Jenkins purchased this gun for his grandfather. Drop at heel: 2-5/8″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Bore restrictions: left – .049, right – .050. Wall thickness: left – .019, right – .017. Bore diameter: left – .693, right – .695. Weight: 8lbs 9.28oz. CONDITION. Very Fine. Bbls retain about 85% glossy bright orig blue with 3 or 4 areas of cleaned rust 2 or 3 of which have lightly pitted. Outside of right bbl shows considerable cleaning with a coarse material & there is a dent on the right side. Receiver retains about all of its strong, bright orig case colors slightly thinned on the bottom front edge. Trigger guard retains most of its orig case colors, turned dark on the outside, brilliant on the inside. Wood is sound with minor handling & use nicks & scratches & retains most of its orig hand rubbed oil finish. Single selective trigger functions sporadically & will not shift to the right side. Conversation with knowledgeable individuals report that this is a simple & not terribly expensive repair. Otherwise mechanics are fine. Brilliant shiny bores. 4-56574 JR436 (17,500-27,500)

Dave how can a SF have .693 bores and .017 min walls?? Must have been a cataloging error.