Hobie
March 22, 2007, 08:30 AM
I have custody of this family heirloom A. H. Fox Sterlingworth (http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/labels/Shotguns.html) and I have some questions. If you click on the link you can see my complete write-up together with more photos.
#1 - the forearm is marked Model 1911 but the serial goes to 1910 according to the references I have. Could Fox have replaced the forearm when they replaced a burst barrel? Is this likely the reason?
#2 - why did Fox ommit the "I" in the "STERLNGWORTH FLUID STEEL" mark on the barrel? Was this the standard mark or is it the result of damaged tooling?
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c288/TheRealHobie/Firearms/Sterlingworth/P3200016.jpg
#1 - the forearm is marked Model 1911 but the serial goes to 1910 according to the references I have. Could Fox have replaced the forearm when they replaced a burst barrel? Is this likely the reason?
#2 - why did Fox ommit the "I" in the "STERLNGWORTH FLUID STEEL" mark on the barrel? Was this the standard mark or is it the result of damaged tooling?
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c288/TheRealHobie/Firearms/Sterlingworth/P3200016.jpg