Originally Posted By: Jagermeister
There is nothing amiss here. What you are looking at is backyard refinish job. You didn't really think this was an original factory finish, did you?
Well, usually the failure occurs in right (more often shot) tube, or perhaps our nimrod only took long/tall birds?


Actually I do believe that this is the original finish. This is a Savage Fox of 1932 vintage and my guess is that it was cyanide color hardened. The bluing on the trigger guard shows wear appropriate to the case color - not perfect but very nice. The checkering on the butt stock is exactly what I would expect on a Fox sterlingworth in this condition. The forend on this gun IS NOT original to this gun. It is a 1917 vintage Sterlingworth ejector forend. I told the owner that the forend is worth what he paid for the whole gun.

Doug Mann