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Fox CE 20 Gauge - PHILLY GUN 1921, 28”, BUTTPLATE, 6LBS., vintage firearms inc
Guns International #: 101745169 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Fox Shotguns - Shotguns - American Double
Seller's Information
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Seller: Vintage Firearms, Inc
Company: Vintage Firearms, Inc.
Member Since: 5/19/07
First Name: Ron
Last Name: Cook
State: Michigan
Zip: 49546
Country: United States
Phone: (616) 608-4337
Phone2: (616) 730-8387
Fax: (616) 608-4701
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 247
Total Number of Listings: 6159
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 3.5% cash discount price. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3.5% higher cost.)
Description:
General Specs: Fox, Year 1921, 20 Gauge, 6lbs 1oz, Chokes IC/F, LOP 14 1/8", DAH 2 3/4", DAC 1 5/8"
Serial Number: 201763
Has anybody noticed? Where have all the Fox 20ga. Graded guns gone? A few years back you could cruise the internet or a good gun show and have a dozen choices of A Grade or better 20 ga. guns to choose from. For the last 10 years I have been searching for Fox small bores and they are gone! The shooting public caught on to the delightful handling characteristics of the A.H. Fox 20, bought them all up, and they aren't selling them. When you consider there were only 3400 graded 20ga. Fox guns ever made, IN ALL GRADES, you understand why they are so hard to find. This fine Fox, sn201763 made in 1921, is 1 of 366 Philly CE 20ga. guns ever made, likely less than 320 left in the world due to loss or damage! Most that remain have had their stocks cut, barrels cut, parts replaced, etc., leaving even fewer Fox CE 20ga. guns that remain mostly intact. Examine the factory order card we have included with the photos, and you will see the details of this gun. At the bottom of the card it notes “new set of barrels” and this gun now has 28" IC/F barrels that are serial numbered to the gun with Fox proof marks. We did bend the stock up to achieve modern shooting dimensions of 2 ¾” drop at heel and 1 5/8” drop at comb with 3/16” cast off for a right-handed shooter. The wood is original to the gun with the factory original finish, terminating with a buttplate and a 14 1/8” LOP. The nicely figured English walnut is without cracks or repairs and the wood-to-metal fit is superb. Weighing just 6lbs. 1oz. and balanced perfectly 1/8” ahead of the hinge pin, it shoulders effortlessly for your fast upland birds. What a great gun for the grouse and woodcock woods with RST SPREADER LOADS, or flushing birds on the open prairies with standard loads. The gun retains all original factory parts and the only restoration is the newly rust blued barrels. Even the wood has the original factory finish. The engraving is clear and sharp, wonderfully cut by one of the finest and most prolific early American engravers, Joseph Loy, as evidenced by his stylized initials on the bottom of the receiver to the right and left of the vignette showing the setter on point. The checkering is sharp and factory original, the screws are excellent, and the barrels have tight ribs and mirror bores...this is a great CE Fox small bore. The barrels are tight on the breech face and hinge pin like a new gun. THIS IS A VFI CERTIFIED GUN WITH A 90-DAY MECHANICAL WARRANTY, the action and forend iron having been stripped to the smallest part, Ultrasonic cleaned, each part inspected for function and integrity, lubricated, and reassembled ready for another 100 years of service. Don’t let this one get away! It is a delightful bird gun waiting for a new home, will do you well on the vintage clays course, and with its strong desirability and rarity, it will only go up in value as you enjoy its use. We have priced this gun to be the best choice on the internet for a Philly Fox CE 20ga., so you should not hesitate or she will be gone! Thanks for looking.
Barrels
Barrel Length: 28" #3 weight
Chokes: .010/ .031 Improved Cylinder/Full
Bores: excellent, mirror
Bore Diameter: .616/ .616
Wall Thickness: .021/ .023
% Blue: 100%
Chambers: 2 3/4" w/ lengthened cones
Ribs: tight
Sights: front silver bead
Action
Action: tight, very right of center
Ejectors or Extractors: Ejectors, timed
Case Color: 50%, factory fading
Screws: excellent
Engraving: 95% cover, crisp and sharp; Joseph Loy engraved
Trigger Type: double, crisp
Trigger Guard Color: 90% factory
Stock
Type: round pistol grip/ splinter forend
LOP: 14 1/8"
LOP To End Of Wood: 13 3/4"
DAH: 2 3/4"
DAC: 1 5/8"
Cast: 3/16"off, Toe 1/8"off
Checkering Condition: excellent
Butt Treatment: factory plate
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on this gun. Call us for full details, or to purchase #616-292-6240. If you have any questions please call or email us. Thanks! Vintage Firearms Inc
Payment Methods: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax: Collected in AR, IL, KS, MI, PA, TN
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $215.00 within the continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK. We ship internationally with additional fees! (**NOTE that most all of this is INSURANCE. If you have your own, we could arrange your insurance covering it.)
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes
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. We have many more sxs shotguns, o/u shotguns, rifles and handguns not yet listed, check back or email us for a preview. We are a Wilson Combat dealer! Thanks for looking!
We employ full time gunsmiths 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: 20 Gauge