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Fox A Grade 16 Gauge – FIRST YEAR 1913, 30” BARRELS, vintage firearms inc
Guns International #: 101560743 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Fox Shotguns - Shotguns - 16 Gauge
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: 198
Total Number of Listings: 5183
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, 16 Gauge, 6lbs 5oz, Chokes F/F, LOP 14 3/4", DAH 2 7/8", DAC 1 1/2"
Serial Number: 300105
Ansley H. Fox came out with the best proportioned 16ga. gun made in America late in 1912 with their new 16 and 20 gauge guns, both made on a 20 gauge frame. The first full year of production was 1913 and the serial number range began at 300,000. The early A Grade engraving pattern was a simple scroll pattern in English style. The first few hundred small bore Fox guns were adorned with early A style engraving, and then came William Gough in 1913 who changed it all. A Grades from then on had the more familiar deep vine and foliate type engraving. Many Fox enthusiasts consider the early A engraving more precise and graceful. This gun, sn300105 made in 1913, the 105th graded 16ga. Fox made, is one of a small handful of 16ga. A Grade Fox guns you will ever see with early A engraving. Michael McIntosh noted quite clearly in his seminal book, “A.H. FOX, THE FINEST GUN IN THE WORLD”, that the early guns seemed to be made with a little more care than the later guns, with well-polished internal parts, nicer wood, and a better fit and finish than the later guns. You will notice these qualities in this gun, weighing just 6lbs. 5oz., balanced perfectly between your hands with its 30" Krupp Steel number 3 weight barrels, nicely figured English walnut, and excellent checkering. This 107 year-old-gun has been well maintained and retains 97% factory blue on its barrels, 65% factory bone and charcoal case color on its action, and factory original wood that has been nicely restored with a hand-rubbed Truoil finish, expertly recut checkering, and wood-to-metal fit that is superb. The stock dimensions are very shootable as well. The barrels are tight on the hinge pin, the ribs are tight, the bores are excellent, and the top lever is well right of center. The mechanics are excellent with crisp triggers and excellent screws. This fine Fox is ready for another 100 years of use. The chambers have been let out to 2 ¾” and the forcing cones have been extended to 1 ½” tapers for better patterns and softer felt recoil, (a $360 service) a notable improvement over the short chambers that came with the gun. If you want the chokes altered to suit your shooting needs, we can do that here with our gunsmiths within a few days of purchase. FINDING A FOX 16GA. GRADED GUN WITH 30” BARRELS IS A VERY RARE OCCURRENCE. THIS GUN HAS TONS OF ORIGINAL CONDITION AND MATCHES THE ORDER CARD AND REMAINS “AS SHIPPED” with the exception of the pad to extend the LOP and the altered chambers. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to own a delightful and rare Fox for your upland and sporting clays enjoyment. Equally important, the Fox small bore guns are great investment vehicles that tend to increase in value as you enjoy their use. See the specifications below. Thanks for looking!
Barrels
Barrel Length: 30" #3 weight
Chokes: .030/.028 F/F
Bores: excellent
Bore Diameter: .658/.658
Wall Thickness: .036/.038
% Blue: 97% factory
Chambers: 2 3/4" with long cones
Ribs: solid, tight
Sights: single silver
Action
Action: way right of center
Ejectors or Extractors: extractors
Case Color: 65% factory w/patina; bone/charcoal
Screws: excellent
Engraving: early A Grade, clear, sharp
Trigger Type: double, crisp
Trigger Guard Color: 35% factory
Stock
Type: 1/2 round grip/splinter forend
LOP: 14 3/4
LOP To End Of Wood: 13 11/16"
DAH: 2 7/8"
DAC: 1 1/2"
Cast: neutral
Checkering Condition: excellent
Butt Treatment: rubber- Jostan
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 $80.00 within the continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK. We ship internationally with additional fees!
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
Shotgun Gauge: 16 Gauge