FINELY APPOINTED CSMC AINSLEY H. FOX NRA SPECIAL SXS SHOTGUN WITH CASE

FINELY APPOINTED CSMC AINSLEY H. FOX NRA SPECIAL SXS SHOTGUN WITH CASE

22-2257
Cal. 20 Ga. 2 3/4″
S# NRAF205815

This handsome gun has 26″ bbls. fitted with slightly swamped matted rib holding two white beads. Tops of bbls. are gold inlaid “MADE TO ORDER A.H. FOX” “CHROMOX FLUID STEEL”. Breach ends of bbls. have gold line inlays and are engraved with 2 3/4″ triangles of nicely cut scroll. Muzzles also have some scroll behind gold bands. Bbl. flats are stamped with gauge & chamber length, Fox proof, & are gold inlaid “N.R.A. SPECIAL” & serial number. Loop is stamped with CSMC information. Case hardened small size Ogee backed & rebated Fox boxlock type action with rotary bolt features automatic safety (“SAFE” inlaid in gold) & gold plated double triggers. Engraved water table is stamped with patent dates & gold inlaid with serial number & “N.R.A. SPECIAL”. Action is very finely engraved with near full coverage well cut shaded scroll within geometric borders. This scroll is accent for flush gold inlaid game scenes with flushing woodcock on left, grouse on right, & pheasant on bottom. Backgrounds of birds on sides are well-detailed. “AINSLEY H FOX” is gold inlaid on each side of action & there is geometric gold inlay on sides of hingepin & around triggerplate screw. Fences are nicely carved in semi relief shell form. Top lever thumbpiece is pierced in scroll design & the head of a ruffed grouse is gold inlaid on pivot point. Trigger guard is blued & bow has nicely filed Ogee borders & some piercings augmenting scroll engraving. Scroll engraving is on tang along with serial number in gold. Straight grip buttstock of very fine heavily marbled & wonderfully figured Turkish walnut measures 14 5/8″ over checkered wood butt & is finely decorated with well carved large open scroll which is on sidepanels & behind checkering on butt. Checkering pattern is of fluer-di-lis design & has ribbons through pattern. Workmanship of all embellishment is of the finest order. Matching long forend with horn inlaid schnabbled tip has serial number & “N.R.A. SPECIAL” in gold on interior of iron which also has scroll engraving surrounding patent dates. Carved fluer-di-lis with ribbons run through near full covereage checkering pattern & release is of Fox’s adaptation Deely type. MEASUREMENTS: BBLS: Bore Diameter: R .613″, L .613″. Restriction: R .011″ (IC), L .023″ (MOD). Min. Wall Thickness: R .037″, L .036″. STOCK: DAH: 2 1/4″. DAC: 1 9/16″. LOP: 14 5/8″. CAST: Neutral. WEIGHT: 5 lb. 10 oz. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: gun is housed in good quality brown leather case with stitched leather corners lined in burgundy cloth. An A. H. Fox New Britain CT label is in lid. Case contains good quality cleaning equipment, snapcaps & square oil bottle. CONDITION: exceptionally fine, appears essentially unfired since proof, retaining nearly all fine factory finishes on all external surfaces with a small number of light marks, mostly on buttstock. Bright shiny bores. Mechanically excellent. 

STATUS: MODERN