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Unread 12-13-2020, 04:15 PM   #1
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I once owned a 20 gauge A grade Fox that had been on display. Bobby
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Here are a few of the Fox guns that went to the 1915 Expo. As you can see many of them were off to A&F afterwards.

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While the A.H. Fox Gun Co. made a big deal about their award there --

1917 A Fox Gets the Game, with Blue Ribbon.jpg

The big boys were there too. It appears everyone who showed up won something!! Insert in the 1915-16 Remington Arms - Union Metallic Cartridge Co. catalog --

Panama-Pacific International Exposition insert in 1915-16 catalog.jpg

Back cover of the 1916 Winchester catalog --

1916 Catalog back page Panama-Pacific Exposition.jpg
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Guess Savage Arms Corp. was there too --

Savage Panama-Pacific Ribbon ad Saturday Evening Post 1915.jpg
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Did you ever get a research letter on that gun?




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