Fox flat side

[BS]

The gun was called an SPE Skeet & Upland special.
- Brett

[Researcher]

Savage introduced the flat-sided black gun-metal finished SP-/SPE-Grade in the summer of 1932.

SP-Grade Introduction.jpg

By 1935 Savage added a Skeet & Upland Game Gun version with some scroll engraving on the frame and barrels --

SP Grade Skeet & Upland Game Gun 1935 retail catalogue.jpg

As things were approaching the end, Savage used up some of the SP frames to make Fox-Sterlingworths --

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[jeffery c]

As things were approaching the end, Savage used up some of the SP frames to make Fox-Sterlingworths --

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These are the ones I was thinking of...the color hardened guns made on the SP frames.

[Researcher]

In 12-gauges the thirteen Fox-Sterlingworths I've recorded from 132649 to 132927 are 30-inch barrel on the flat-sided frame. Three from 137963 to 138010 are 28-inch barrel Fox-Sterlingworths on the flat-sided SP-Frame. I've recorded one 26-inch barrel SP-frame Fox-Sterlingworth 161319.

In 16-gauge the five Fox-Sterlingworths I've recorded from 376996 to 377119 are 28-inch barrel guns on the flat-side SP-frames.

Haven't seen one in 20-gauge yet.

In addition, I've seen one or two very late "executive" guns made on the SP-Frame that were color case hardened.