Kirk,
Your Fox Sterlingworth ribs would have originally been soldered to the barrels and not welded. I don't believe Fox ever used any pins or locating studs to hold either rib in place. I believe Savage bought Fox in 1929 and maybe the later Savage model B guns used pins/screws in their vent ribs but again no Utica or Philly Fox I have ever seen had pins holding a rib on. Usually the solder edge on both undersides of the ribs would have been tapered to fit the barrel contour. Can you post a few pictures? From your description it almost sounds like an old repair job has failed.
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Channing Will
Will Bros. Restoration
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