If you’re into American doubles, hard to find side-by-sides like these by A.H. Fox are must haves. They’re going off next weekend at Carol Watson’s Orange Coast Auctions. Check them out now. The auctions starts Saturday, September 22 @ 10:00 AM Pacific. Descriptions are from the auctioneer. I would double check everything…
–A.H. Fox 12 gauge XE grade double barrel shotgun: Fox XE Grade Side-by-Side Shotgun, with extra set of barrels, #24439, 12 ga., 30” matted game rib barrels choked Full & Mod. and marked ”Chromox Fluid Compressed Steel”; additional non-matching set of barrels are 26” choked Skeet & Skeet and marked ”Krupp Fluid Steel”; blue finish, ejectors, case hardened engraved frame, dual trigger, boxlock action, American pistol-grip checkered stock of circasian walnut.
–A.H. 12 gauge B grade double barrel shotgun: A.H. Fox B Grade Side-by-Side Shotgun, #13888, 12 ga., 30” game ribbed blue barrels choked Full & Full, case hardened frame, double triggers, ejectors, auto safety, lightly checkered Prince of Wales type stock in select walnut. Mfg’d approx. 1910. Condition is about fine retaining approx. 97% blue to barrels, 60% thinning and lightly toning case hardened color to lightly engraved frame. Stock has been lightly refinished with an additional coat of varnish. Action remains crisp and tight, bores are mirror bright.
–A.H. 12 gauge C grade double barrel shotgun: Pre-War Savage Fox C Grade Side-by-Side Shotgun, #1617, 12 ga., 28” matted game rib barrels choked Imp. & Mod., case hardened frame, double triggers, ejectors only, checkered Prince of Wales type stock in fancy Turkish walnut. Condition is excellent as restored.
