I pulled out my 20g Fox BDE, 28" M&F, AE, ST (purchased new in 1964), thinking it would lend itself for clues to help answer qq. posed by Pilger, "Fox B-SE" post.
Looking it over, I discovered that there are but few markings on the forend iron, bbl. flats and water table, with no serial number to be found anywhere.
Should there be a serial no. stamped somewhere? I did not remove forend iron.
Stamped into forend iron, bbl.flats and water table is A E Y S (both the A and the E are encircled).
On the water table, close to the standing-breech, an S is stamped on the right (below the right chamber) and a fancy B or b or p or & is stamped (below the left chamber).
Was my gun mfg. in 1964?
John
