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opinions on old old Fox engraving pattern
#190651 05/30/10 07:22 AM
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Just wonder what folks think. This is circa very early 1900's.

Never seen one with a game scene this high on the back of the frame. Not sure whether I like it because its different.
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At the risk of voicing a mere opinion, I rather like this gun and its engraving -- for a Fox. The design comprises a cohesive scheme, the birds are fairly well rendered and the bands and scroll energize the composition and an elegant way. The fact that the games scenes are contained within a "pod" is unusual but not displeasing (another metaphor springs to mind, but I shant go there). In sum, the whole gun is obviously a special order, and well worth liking on a number of levels. Just my thoughts.

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The engraving pattern in question here was the "standard" A.H. Fox Gun Co. D-/DE-Grade engraving pattern from late 1906 to 1913. Here is a picture from a 1907 "Campfire" catalogue --



The very earliest D-/DE-Grades had the "banner style" engraving similar to the very early C-/CE-Grades --



From The Double Gun Journal, Volume Nine, Issue 3.

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I'm guessing this pattern didn't really light anyone's fire either good or bad. I myself like the earlier model engraving better as well.

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I think it is a great looking pattern! Bobby
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Got a custom fox being engraved and was thinking about it. However, I think it won't work well with fancy back receiver with two beads behind the fences. Just not enough room for the game scene.

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If I had a fancy back custom Fox I would look at Becker guns for my inspiration.
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Considering the other current Fox longarm thread, I'd say that the engraving is akin to that of Bill McGraw of Ithaca. Once again in Volume 8, Issue 2(Summer 1997) on page 88, Thomas C. Kidd notes that Bill McGraw may have engraved a Fox/psuedo-Fox??

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I feel the D/DE grade engraving such as this is one of the best they did.

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I like it a lot better than later Fox patterns which were obviously an attempt to use quickly done work to cover large areas.
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