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Unread 08-22-2022, 09:54 AM   #31
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Does anyone have a picture of the mark Becker used on the guns he worked on that they can share?
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Unread 08-22-2022, 02:23 PM   #32
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To clear up the issue of the gun willed to GBE by Dr. Norris, refer to pages 210 and 278/279 of 'The Upland Shooting Life'. One Purdey Dr. Norris had built in 1929, for himself. The other Purdey and a Churchill box lock, had been "left to" Dr. Norris by his friend Lynford Biddle. It was this (Biddle) Purdey that GBE selected and refers to as the "little" Purdey. It had an extra set of more open 26" barrels. All 3 guns where 12 bore. GBE had his choice of the 3 and chose the "little" Purdey.
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On the model 12 it was on the left side of the barrel near the receiver. Double guns were on the barrel flats. It is small and easy to overlook. He signed the guns he built completely like Nash's guns so I don't know if they had the stamp or not.
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I figured I would post this here to help clarify some early histories. This is a letter that he wrote to Henry B about his 'history'. His personal notes and writings are a bit more comprehensive, but they are buried deep in a vault somewhere. I usually refrain from adding any comments on 'Fox' stuff as it just causes way too many issues. But, I am taking a break from "chasing ambulances to screw widows out of their dead husbands Fox Guns" (sic) and figured I would share a bit.

Burt didn't show up at the 1913 A. H. Fox Co. picnic list of attendees, and I have no payroll records of him prior to 1915???

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I figured I would post this here to help clarify some early histories. This is a letter that he wrote to Henry B about his 'history'. His personal notes and writings are a bit more comprehensive, but they are buried deep in a vault somewhere. I usually refrain from adding any comments on 'Fox' stuff as it just causes way too many issues. But, I am taking a break from "chasing ambulances to screw widows out of their dead husbands Fox Guns" (sic) and figured I would share a bit.

Burt didn't show up at the 1913 A. H. Fox Co. picnic list of attendees, and I have no payroll records of him prior to 1915???

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Many thanks for sharing some of your very neat stuff. Good to see.
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Yeah, that is what it was when it was posted!!!!
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