Did AHFox produce straight grip Sterlingworths?

[BRDHNTR]

I asked him if he had a letter on it and he said that he did but he was not explicit about the straight grip other than saying he believed it was original. Ill take some pics of it when next he brings it to the club. His father had a new forearm made for it and my guess is his dad had the guy who made a new forearm convert the stock to straight grip. The sterly has been re blued as well. Stay tuned.

[Researcher]

From its introduction the Sterlingworth was a "made for stock" gun, made to standard specifications. Here is the 1913 vintage Sterlingworth folder --

1913 Sterlingworth Folder front.jpg

1913 Sterlingworth Folder inside.jpg

and here are the Sterlingworth pages from the 1914 A.H. Fox Gun Co. catalog --

1914 Sterlingworth picture.jpg

1914 Sterlingworth Text.jpg

Note that the text under STOCK always says "Full capped pistol grip only."

[Researcher]

Just to muddy the waters a bit, in the first two A.H. Fox Gun Co. catalogues to include the Sterlingworth, "Campfire" Catalogue No. 24 (1911) 12-gauge only --

Sterlingworth picture 1911.jpg

Sterlingworth text 1911.jpg

and "Campfire" Catalogue No. 25 (1912) 12-, 16- and 20-gauge --

1912 Sterlingworth Picture.jpeg

1912 Sterlingworth Text.jpeg

While under STOCK they say "Full capped pistol Grip Only." they also carry the line "Any change of stock, deviating from standard length, drop, or style, additional...……………………………$10.00" net. Adding $10 to the $25 price of a Sterlingworth got one to within $2.50 of an A-Grade ($37.50) where a grip choice was part of the deal and you got better walnut and Krupp barrels.