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[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

I'd like to see what a research letter from Chuck on the gun has to say.

How many people would say this dog and the maple wood was "factory original" on an Ansley H. Fox double --


But, it is.

Seriously??

[Researcher]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Noreen View Post
I'd like to see what a research letter from Chuck on the gun has to say.

How many people would say this dog and the maple wood was "factory original" on an Ansley H. Fox double --


But, it is.


Seriously??

As Bill mentioned that is obviously a replacement pad, but the gun is right on, one of 13 I've found in the Fox records so far mostly ordered by Joshua Green for other Seattle notables in his hunting club near Toppenish. The gun I picture, and was in our A.H. Fox Collectors Association, Inc. display at Las Vegas last winter was Judge John B. Gordon's. All 20-gauges and most with 30-inch barrels. The A.H. Fox "cult guns" like the Parker Bros. Widgeon Duck Club Guns.



See the "Card of the Month" in the Members Forum on the A.H. Fox Collectors Association web site.

[Dean Romig]

Thanks Dave. I learn something new every day. Were the stocks of the other 12 similarly carved and embellished?

[Researcher]

Yes. Some with a Setter Dog, some with a Pointer Dog and some with a dog from a picture sent in. Gold S inlay in the top tang instead of the engraved word SAFE, silver duck or quail inlay on rib, gold plated trigger and selector, "Made Expressly for ...." on right barrel, on and on.

The earliest gun like this I've found a card for was ordered by Seattle lumberman A.S. Kerry --

http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm...m&file_id=8856

I'm guessing Joshua Green --

http://www.joshuagreencorp.com/

saw Kerry's gun and ordered ones for himself, and four of his friends, then ordered one for his son and a bit later ones for four more of his friends.

About half of them were ordered with maple stocks, several specified best quality walnut for stock and tip, and Anton Rez, the stained glass artist, specified best European Walnut for his.

[Dean Romig]

Thanks Dave - always a pleasure learning from you.