Fox Sterlingworth

Created as an affordable gun for the working man, closer inspection of the Fox Sterlingworth showed that it was largely based on the same patents as graded guns in the A.H Fox line. As famed shotgun writer Michael McIntosh told us years ago, “Even at full retail of $25, the Sterlingworth represents the greatest value ever offered on the American gun market before or since.” We had the pleasure of restoring this example from 1932 to its original beauty. 

Wood Restoration:

• New buttstock in field grade American walnut, hard rubber butt plate fitted, hand-rubbed oil finish
• New splinter forend in field grade American walnut, hand-rubbed oil finish
• Checker buttstock and forend with Fox Sterlingworth flat-tipped checkering pattern

Metal Restoration:

• Raise dent in right-hand barrel
• Polish barrels
• Re-cut barrel addresses
• Rust blue barrels
• Provide bottom tang bolt and top lever yolk, fit to action
• Polish action and parts to period-correct finish
• Screws repaired
• Re-cut action and parts markings to original
• Color case harden action, trigger plate, top lever and forend iron
• Charcoal blue trigger guard, triggers, safety button and parts