Fox Collectors

Have an early Canada goose season in my part of PA that opened September first along with doves. May explain alot of federal stamp sales.

eightbore wrote:If I owned the pictured Monte Carlo HE grade stock, it would be on the gun and the other stock would be in a drawer. Great stock.

I agree ,much nicer stock than the one currently on my HE

Thanks for the reply, makes sense there would be no stock options on the Sterlingworth, I always assumed they were available in straight, full, or half pistol grip like the graded guns. Didn't know they only came with full pistol grip only.

saw a decent 20 guage Savage era Sterlingworth with a Monte Carlo stock at a gun show today. Was this ever an option during the later Savage years? I don't think I've ever seen another Fox with that style butstock before and assume someone restocked it at some point.

Gun was sold at PA Auction center, Lancaster county, by an Amish auctioneer October of 2011. Did not get auction price correct in first post, must have been thinking of another gun. Checked my records, and sale price was actually $1900 at a no buyers premium auction. Between the odd serial #, checke...

Thanks for the info and pics, I think this was the same gun, but can't make out the serial number in the pictures. Guess its one of those fox oddities that the same number was used again on another gun. Makes me wonder if i made a mistake passing on the opportunity to own the gun.

New to forum, but have been collecting foxes for years. I usually acquire guns at small local public auctions. About six months ago a local auction house had a fox single barrel tap gun, grade L, listed in an upcoming auction catalogue. I was like a kid waiting for Christmas, and finally on sale day...