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Fox Sterlingworth 12 GA – 1913, FACTORY ORIGINAL 98%, #3 WEIGHT 28" BARRELS, EJECTORS!
Guns International #: 101149745 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Fox Shotguns - Sterlingworth - Fox Shotguns
Seller's Information
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Seller: Vintage Firearms, Inc
Company: Vintage Firearms, Inc.
Member Since: 5/19/07
First Name: jay
Last Name: shachter
State: Michigan
Zip: 49546
Country: United States
Phone: (616) 292-6240
Phone2: (616) 608-4337
Fax: (616) 608-4701
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 171
Total Number of Listings: 5121
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: credit card, check, certified funds, wire transfer (Advertised price represents the 3% cash discount price. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3% higher cost.)
Description:
General Specs: Fox, Year 1913, 12 Gauge, 7lbs 1oz, Chokes M/F, LOP 14 3/8", DAH 2 7/8", DAC 1 11/16"
Serial Number: 73641
In the world of A.H. Fox double shotguns, the 12ga. Sterlingworth is the most common of them all…they made tens of thousands of them. If you want ejectors on your gun the search just got harder, as less than 10% were produced with ejectors. The 12ga. Sterlingworth is easy to find…if you want just any old gun. Most have been well used, put away wet, stocks cut, barrels cut, pitted bores, cracked and repaired, poorly restored, etc. Finding a clean, honest Sterlingworth is difficult. Well, here we have the kind of Sterlingworth most shooters want, sn73641 made in 1913. Why? Because this gun is a solid FOX with lots of condition remaining. This gun was lightly used, well cared for, and properly stored over the 105 years of existence. Examining this gun with the harshest scrutiny you will find 95% factory blue on the barrels, 65% vivid bone and charcoal factory case color, 40% factory charcoal blue trigger guard, nicely finished original stock with excellent checkering, excellent shiny bores, and perfect screws. There is a non-factory Pachmayr Sporting Clays pad on the gun, but the stock is uncut. We left the pad for shooters wanting longer LOP. Upland hunters will appreciate this very light 7lb. Fox that balances dead on the hinge pin…a very light 12ga. indeed! The 28” number 3 weight barrels are choked M/F and will be useful for game and clays. You may have noticed I mentioned “bone and charcoal case colors”. Many will look and say the colors don’t look like other Sterlingworth guns. Astute Fox collectors are aware that up until about 1915 all Ansley Fox guns had bone and charcoal case colors, and then the switch was made to a cyanide process for the balance of production. Early guns have bone and charcoal case colors. If you want to own the best and want to make a solid investment in a “condition” gun that you can use afield or at the club, this is your gun. Affordable excellence with desirable features is what you will get. Thanks for looking!
Barrels
Barrel Length: 28 #3wt
Chokes: .024/.041 m/f
Bores: Excellent
Bore Diameter: .729/.730
Wall Thickness: .032 Both
% Blue: 95% factory
Chambers: 2 3/4" long cones
Ribs: tight
Sights: single
Action
Action: tight, way right of center
Ejectors or Extractors: ejectors, strong, timed
Case Color: 60% factory
Screws: excellent
Engraving: clear sharp
Trigger Type: double, crisp
Trigger Guard Color: 40% factory
Stock
Type: capped pistol grip/splinter forend
LOP: 14 3/8"
LOP To End Of Wood: 13 5/8"
DAH: 2 7/8"
DAC: 1 11/16"
Cast: 0
Checkering Condition: excellent
Butt Treatment: pachmayer sporting clays
There are more photos upon request. We offer a 30 day mechanical warranty on this fine firearm. Call us for full details. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. Just open one of my ads and click on the line that says “see all items from this seller” and a very nice list of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. I have many more fine sxs shotguns not yet listed. Thanks for looking!
Payment Methods: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price represents the 3% cash discount price. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3% higher cost)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax: 6% Michigan Only
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $45.00 We ship internationally!
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes
Call to purchase #616-292-6240. If you have any questions please call or email us. Thanks! Vintage Firearms Inc
We employ a full time gunsmith on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs "tweaked", let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns "as found" and others want them "just so". We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes