Here’s a tough shotgun to find, not because of its gauge or grade, but because of its condition. Twenty-gauge Fox Serlingworths are easy to track down. But how often do you see one that’s almost new?
A.H. Fox introduced Sterlingworths in 1910 and made them until 1946. Sterlingworths were the lowest-grade, least expensive double the company offered, and even though they were far from the cheapest side-by-sides on the American market, they were incredible deals. Hunters and shooters realized this, bought up thousands of them, and made the Sterlingworth Fox’s most successful model.
This Sterlingworth is a later gun, with the cyanide-applied case colors on the action and canoe-paddle stock typical of models in A.H. Fox’s later Savage era. The Savage Arms Co. bought A.H. Fox in November of 1929, and they went on to make changes to the Sterlingworths as a way to cut production costs.
A.H. Fox – Sterlingworth – 20 g: Late Savage-era gun from around 1938
Shotgun type: SxS
Action: Boxlock
Ejectors: No
Trigger: Double
Grip: Pistol Grip
Forend: Checkered
Lop: 14 5/16 ”
Type of butt: Factory
Drop comb: 1 9/16 ”
Drop heel: 2 5/8 ”
Cast amount: 0 ”
Weight: 6 lbs, 4 oz
Finish: Case Colored
Overall condition: Very Good
Stock condition: Very Good
Metal condition: Very Good
Stock: Original finish
Metal: Original finish
