Fox Collectors

I have been told a good way to clean guns exterior is to use oil and fine steel wool. I am trying to get back to the original look. The gun is not bad condition at all, only needs a bit of cleaning due to handling. Is this a safe method to use?
Thanks, Will

Fred, I am far from being knowledgeable about Fox history, thus the reason I rely on this forum. That said, I thank you for your thoughts. I have shot the gun but it has been a few years, and it seemed very "sweet" in my opinion. From my perspective, with a little TLC the gun would be cons...

Thanks for the replies. Fred, you are right. When I looked at barrel again, you can see that even though it looks like a 6, the "top" of the 3 must be worn away. Also I did not see a grade mark and just thought it may have been worn away too. Can I assume that since it is not graded, there...

I just recently dicovered this forum and am seeking help with identification of a gun once owned by my wife's grandfather. Here is the information I have. The gun is a 16ga with 28" barrel, RH is stamped 3 and LH 6. Serial is 362744 and the gun's sagety slide appears to be from 1920's. I can pr...