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Originally Posted by Rick Rappe
Yes, I meant Fox stopped using the recessed pins in 1912-13, per the Fox site. That Sterlies began at 50,000 answers that it indeed is an early one. Thanks.
As for the checkering, I tend to agree that the checkered fences were applied later, but not much later, and they were cut by someone experienced such that they COULD have been an add on option, as they are also smaller diamonds which was IMO typical of factory checkered fences, hinting if a factory option, would have more probably been done as is on this gun.
If you are inferring that the grip checkering is not factory, then I disagree as the Fox site shows this Parker style grip and fore end checkering on their photo of an early Sterly. While All the others I've seen photos of have a lesser, more simple pattern.
I'm hoping someone knows the story to share here as the other site didn't help. By 1912-13 Ansley Fox was no longer associated with the AH Fox Gun Company. Did the new owners deliberately try to tap into the Parker market by copying them? If so why did they stop?
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yes - i was referring to the cheek checkering - that was not offered as a factory option on the sterlingworths- the point of the sterlingworth was a basic gun built to a price point - few if any options - 3 barrel lengths and eventually 3 gauges
the sterlingworth was simply an attempt to get some of the basic price point market - without digging out the Fox book- so working from memory, I think the recessed pin design was dropped because it cost more to do it..
Ansley did not want a basic grade gun - the earliest ones say Sterlingworth Co. to separate them from the firm, that was also soon dropped and AH Fox was added
the original iteration of the Fox Gun Company/Baltimore Arms Company also used the recessed pin design