What is a fair market value for a Fox HE with warts. First that barrels have been cut to 28", now Mod & Mod. Second the stock cracked and was repaired with a dowel that can be seen from 20 feet, looks like a 5/8 or 3/4" maple dowel. Third the tasteless over application of True-oil to make the stock look greasy. Looks like the metal has seen a little steel wool abuse also. Case color is mostly gone with only about a buyers 20-30%, (sellers 50-70%), and bluing 80-85%.
Makes me sad. Someone took a nice long range duck gun and made it into a 3" Sterlingworth, with heavy barrels. To me it has a higher value than a Sterlingworth, but not as much as a AE grade. HE's were rather plain in engraving and the wood is about as boring as it gets without the dowel to dress it up.
Considered it as a project gun but the near $4,000 asking price made the no sale very easy. I doubt the gun is worth half the asking price. In fact I was trying to buy it for less than that but I was only interested in it as a long term project gun or as a shooter as it is right now. I can find a higher condition Sterlingworth or AE grade for lots less than this gun.
