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My interest stems from the fact that I have my father's 1937 16 gauge, a well used but nice old gun. I am looking at an old 12 gauge that has a crosshatch, you might say checkered pattern on the sideplate. Looking up serial numbers, it could be 1920 or 1947. I'm thinking 1920. Dad's has an 'F' prefix to the number. If it's 1920, low pressure loads only. Can the experts enlighten me?

Does this Fulton box lock have 3 screws on the side of the receiver, if so it is early one from 1918 to approximately 1930.
These Fulton box locks both the early and later ones were built very well. I would use low pressure loads in both to help save the wood.

The one with crosshatching, I think was a "Special" of some kind..I have had a bunch of them , they are great guns, but do tend to get loosey at the head...LP loads are good...

Yep, 3 screws on the side plate. I will do some more checking, but they did make a version of the boxlock labelled "Special". This may be one of them. Thanks for the info.

They made the Fulton box locks in 3 styles, The Fulton, Fulton Special and Hunter Special. The Fulton was plain, checkered no grip cap. The Fulton Special, full pistol grip. A partridge in flight was roll stamped on the side of the frame, and Fulton Special on the other. Hunter Special between two lines with a Sunburst was roll stamped on the side of the receiver. Full pistol grip.
All were offered in 12, 16, 20 and .410.
Hunter Arms also made these shotguns for other manufactures and they used their names on them but the characteristics were the same and can be identified as Hunter Arms.

The Hunter Special had the rotary bolt lockup like the L. C. Smith.
JR