Fox Identification Locations/Drilled Bottom Rib Holes

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Serial Number and Grade Identification Locations

 

Fox Serial Number Look Up: Follow This Link To Gunshop.com  "Other Useful Information"Look for A.H Fox Serial Numbers Scroll Down The Page

  
Grade Stamp ("X" Grade) and Serial Number Location on the Action Water Table

Barrel Weight Location "3" Weight Barrels
       

Grade Stamp ("X" Grade) and Serial Number Location on the Barrel Flat

Serial Number Location Extractor Style Forend

 
       

Serial Number Location on the Trigger Guard Tang

 

Serial Number Location Ejector Style Forend

 
Very Early Fox stamped with "-Heavy Weight Barrels".  This gun is also stamped "BA". The gun has early A style engraving.
Good example of the first style Patent Stamp
Early style Deeley forearm loops. The lower gun is a 1906 C-grade with the very early style loop, while the upper gun is a 1912 BE-Grade with the "reinforced" loop. No drain holes. Savage era guns do not normally have drilled drain holes. Later style loops with the drain holes. Top the later style Deeley loop. Middle the J.C. Kremer & A.H. Fox Patent No. 1,029,374 snap-on/off forearm loop. Bottom the F.T. Russell Patent No. 1,029,229 snap-on/off forearm loop. All with drain holes. Savage era guns do not normally have drilled drain holes.