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Seeing Steve Bertram's post above reminded me of the A Grade Fox pictured below which had a barrel split off from the rib and "fixed" with bondo. SKB put it right for me...Geo 
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Had it been an English gun as there is a gap between the tubes at the muzzle I would assume that the barrel has been shortened .But there is a fitted stop piece in the bottom but not the top so the question is has the top stop or plug come out and the ends just filled with solder ? I do not know how Fox ribs were finished i.e. did the ribs have a fitted end or were the ends just plugged with shaped pieces ? As you have rejected the gun the question is now academic .
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Too bad the auction house didn't show a pic of the muzzles before you bought. Good that they made the deal right.
I'm guessing the price would have to be pretty low if someone wanted it for a fixer upper.
Again, I'm new to this so if I say something ignorant, it's because I am, in this area.
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Wasn't that low, but a graded Fox small bore has gotten pricey to say the least. After all was said and done I would have had about 4.5K into the gun and it would have been stocked to fit me. That was worth it to me. They only made a few thousand 20 gauge Foxes and that included all barrel lengths. 26" barrels seem to be the most common by far.
Last edited by tut; 08/22/15 12:46 PM.
foxes rule
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looks like someone put on a 2 pin Ithaca style raybar sight ...then removed it; put a bead in the front hole and pin in the rear....all done half drunk in the garage work shop....
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This is good food for thought. Seeing what the expense would be for repairing the barrels is an eye opener.
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May God bless America and those who defend her.
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Ithaca RayBar sights had one 6-48 threaded shank. Two pin????
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It can certainly be a bottomless pit if one isn't careful.
foxes rule
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Ithaca RayBar sights had one 6-48 threaded shank. Two pin???? Could of sworn that I have seen raybar and/or rifle type front sites that were just meant to be pushed in to ribbed shotguns with 2 tapered posts....maybe Im just getting old....
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