The fit and finish is sort of on par. The VH would be a more finely finished gun in my opinion. The sterlingworth more compares to the Parker Trojan when it comes to level of finish. However the engraving on the fox and the VH are pretty much similar.
Mechanisms are completely different but equally as reliable and well built. The Parker mechanism is more complex for sure. The rotary bolting of the fox mechanism is superior in my opinion in that you nearly never find a loose fox. Or any other gun with the same type of bolting (LC smith, Ithaca NID). But, I do not think that the fox's bolting through the rib extension is as strong as the Parker under bite.
The sterlingworth was the lower priced gun in the day as compared to the VH and it still is today.
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B. Dudley
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