Fox project shotgun

[Mericet]

Finally I have some pictures uploaded of my recently acquired Ansley H. Fox SxS 12g shotgun. It was manufactured in 1920/21. It is not perfect but I do hope to learn a lot from it. So far, I have identified the following issues:
I will need a new stock and fore end wood. The original wood had been refinished and there is almost no checkering left. The wood also does not fit flush with metal surfaces.
One of the springs in the selectable trigger mechanism is missing.
One of the sears was repaired (poorly) and the second one is not functioning correctly. This might be due to the trigger mechanism not working correctly.
The barrels were cut down to 25". The cut is also not square.
The left barrel sounds like it is loose. Not bad yet, but it will have to be redone.

Still, got this for a really good deal.

On to the pictures:









A few more pictures here: https://picasaweb.google.com/110116751572522828873/Fox#

[fightingquaker13]

I love old American box locks. Fox's are great (I'm a Parker man, but I wouldn't say no to a Fox0. Get yourself a copy of The Double Gun Journal. It has all sorts of ads fron folks who specialize in repairs and restorartion. Its well worth the price of an issue.
Good luck
FQ13

http://www.doublegunshop.com/doublegunjournal.htm

[tombogan03884]

I love old American box locks. Fox's are great (I'm a Parker man, but I wouldn't say no to a Fox0. Get yourself a copy of The Double Gun Journal. It has all sorts of ads fron folks who specialize in repairs and restorartion. Its well worth the price of an issue.
Good luck
FQ13

http://www.doublegunshop.com/doublegunjournal.htm

FQ, You do understand , don't you, that you are posting to a gun smithing student ?
I might add that he is a straight A gunsmithing student.   

Mericet, I don't know how far you've gotten on wood working but there are 3 types of checkering, American, has points, English, has no points but is deep, and French, which is what you have there. It does look like some of the lines could stand to be recut though.
Will you rework the current wood or replace it ?

[kmitch200]

That looks like a great gun for a restore project!

[TAB]

I'd just make it work and leave the rest be.

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[fightingquaker13]

FQ, You do understand , don't you, that you are posting to a gun smithing student ?
I might add that he is a straight A gunsmithing student.  

Mericet, I don't know how far you've gotten on wood working but there are 3 types of checkering, American, has points, English, has no points but is deep, and French, which is what you have there. It does look like some of the lines could stand to be recut though.
Will you rework the current wood or replace it ?

I get that, but he said he needed a stock. Unless he's minoring in whittling, it might be worth calling someone. This is particularly true because if they were stored butt down, the oil has a tendency to leak into the stock and rot it. Its not just a question of recheckering, but restocking. That leads to issues of cast on or cast off and LOP etc. Its its own art. Besides that, these old guns  used some archaic soldering to hold the barrels toghther. It never hurts to ask someone who's been been working on them for years. Besides, that's how you make contacts.
FQ13

[TAB]

resoldering barrels is not that hard, its just alot of time.   Some one with basic gun smithing skills should be able to do it np, I've done several.  They are easy, just lots of time.

[Big Frank]

I'd just make it work and leave the rest be.

X2.

[Solus]

I'd just make it work and leave the rest be.

I'd agree with that if this wasn't a learning project.  Can't learn much by letting it be.

[tombogan03884]

I'd agree with that if this wasn't a learning project.  Can't learn much by letting it be.

Or by getting some one else to do the work, which FQ seems unable to grasp.