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Grade a fox 16 gage questions

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#1 ·
I'm new to the forums. My grandfather just passed away a few months ago and my dad and I inherited a few guns of his. One that really stands out is an A.H. Fox 16 gage.
It's a grade A with S.N. 301804
I'm just wondering if there is any way to find out when it was made and maybe a rough value. Not that I would ever sell it. I've actually shot a few squirrels years ago with this gun.
Any in put would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
 

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Thank you sschrad.
Is there much value to this one?
Josh,

You have a nice clean looking gun with not a lot of the original finish left. It's an A grade without auto ejectors and if everything is original and no serious warts, ie, cracked wood, serious pits and dents in the barrel, retail value would be in the $2500 to $3000 depending on your market and how motivated buyer and seller are.

These days, many shooters like long barrelled doubles and if your A grade 16 had 32" barrels, kick the price up a notch or two.

The gun has a non-original Pachmyer white line recoil pad. No big deal unless the wood was cut when the pad was added. The measurement from the front trigger to the end of the wood should be about 14 inches. If shorter, it's possible the wood was cut when the pad was added. Lowers the value some. An original style pad could be added but if you're going to keep the gun, no big deal.

Hope this helps.

Jolly
 
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Josh, I'm not much of a shotgun guy but I believe the late Michael McIntosh wrote the definitive book on Fox shotguns. The name of the book evades me at the moment but I think a search of Michael would turn it up. Might be worth having.
 
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