Searching for a long lost Fox BSE

[canders22]

Many years ago, when the earth was young, I started hunting with my grandmothers Fox BSE 410. For an eight year old, it was the best medicine for squirrels ever seen.

I hunted with it for years, till on my 12th Christmas, my Dad gave me a 20 gauge Fox BSE.....and the little 410 went into the gun cabinet.

Many years later, my late Grandfather, who had dementia, sold the gun, but could never remember who he sold it to, and I had no idea he had done so.

After he passed, the little 410 was not to be found and Mom told me he had sold it.

Now my daughter is 16, and is an accomplished bowhunter and rifle deer hunter. She saw a picture of my grandmother and the little Fox and asked where it was...I told her the story and she asked me to try and find it, or one just like it, so she could take it into the woods we inherited from Granddaddy and hunt squirrels like her great grandmother did.

So, here I am.

I am asking if anyone knows of anyone that has a Fox BSE 410, single trigger and ejectors, with a grip cap, vent rib, choked full and full, a fox on the bottom of the receiver and preferably blued, but will take case hardened.

If I remember right it had the fleur de list checking on the grip.

Would really love to find grandma's gun, but doubt I can ever, so I would like as close as possible copy thereof.

Can promise a loved and well taken care of home.

Not sure if this type of post is allowed, but thought I would try. If not mods please delete.

S. Chris Anders
schrisanders@gmail.com

Lovettsville, VA

[MARSHFELLOW]

Nice post..... good luck finding a suitable replacement gun.... it's out there.

tjw

[terc]

I hope you find it. It is doubtful your grandfather sold to someone far away. He probably didn't use adds or the net, it most likely went to a acquaintance. Try listing a want add in his local paper or traders publications. You may get lucky.
Dave

[canders22]

Thanks for the advise, I did ask around and seems no one local, who is still alive, bought it....so.....oh well, thanks for the advise and if you spot one....