Aldo Leopold - personal gun?

[George Lander]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

As far as I know, Ansley Fox never "worked" for Parker Bros. He was shooting a Parker Bros. double when he left his partners in the Fox Gun Co., Baltimore, Maryland, and went on the road for Winchester representing their line of ammunition, in January 1900. His former partners in Baltimore reincorporated as Baltimore Arms Co. and commenced building a gun of Frank A. Hollenbeck design. Ansley shot the Parker with Winchester ammunition into the summer of 1900, but by August the big W had him shucking a Model 1897. He went 25 straight with the Model 1897 at the 1901 GAH and then missed the first bird in the shoot-off. He continued with the Model 1897 into the fall of 1902 when he left Winchester to incorporate Philadelphia Arms Co. and began accumulating capital to build a factory and get production under way. George, if you read my history in the latest AHFCA Newsletter, you'd know Ansley left Philadelphia Arms Co. in late December 1904, and immediately set about founding A.H. Fox Gun Co.

Well, Dave, I was close, but of course you are correct.

Best Regards, George