1918 BE Fox

[Stan Hillis]

Garry, that old Fox is kinda special to me. Not because it is an heirloom, or anything like that. It has the name and date W B Hart 1919 crudely engraved on the trigger guard bow, probably the first owner. It's been restocked, has numerous repairs ........... just an old warrior that won't quit. It's one gun I have that will never have any restoration done to it under my watch, just repairs as needed. Every time I take it hunting I look at that name on the guard bow, and wonder where he lived, and what he hunted with it. Searches I've done for him have yielded nothing, so far.

SRH

[stumpstalker]

Originally Posted by Stan Hillis

Garry, that old Fox is kinda special to me. Not because it is an heirloom, or anything like that. It has the name and date W B Hart 1919 crudely engraved on the trigger guard bow, probably the first owner. It's been restocked, has numerous repairs ........... just an old warrior that won't quit. It's one gun I have that will never have any restoration done to it under my watch, just repairs as needed. Every time I take it hunting I look at that name on the guard bow, and wonder where he lived, and what he hunted with it. Searches I've done for him have yielded nothing, so far.

SRH

Stan:

You say name is engraved crudely. Is there any chance that the middle initial could be an "H", which now is "closed" into a "B", by way of handling wear and scratches?