In spite of that, they are reasonably well made, but do not have the IJ transfer bar safety. The gun dates from around , and it is a pretty safe bet that it is chambered for. There is a mild collector interest in those old guns but only if in near new condition.
Dealers in some states won't even take those guns in trade since they are not worth the trouble of doing the paperwork to sell them, and if they break, they are not worth the time and effort to fix. In about , Iver Johnson went from black powder to smokeless. They had piles of old black powder parts left and wanted to do something with the parts but did not want degrade their revolvers, so they boutgh out a new line of guns.
The serial number on the out side my not be the correct and the correct serial number is under the left grip on the frame. These guns were made from about to After the black powder parts were used up, they used smokeless parts which would be OK for modern ammo, however I do not know the cut off date. If there is no letter in front of the serial number, I would consider it black powder. I tighten it up, by using a small C-clam with very light touch at the break open point, so the metal is very soft.
It had inch tubes and the bluing and case-hardening was flawless. The card indicated it was a bore with chokes he gauged at full and super full. I was not sure about that. I was not sure about that either. Fox Gun Co. The opposite barrel was marked Sterlingworth Fluid Compressed Steel. The trigger guard tang revealed the serial number XX.
The gun was not stamped for gauge or choke. The action was stamped for a No. This grade had double triggers. The walnut stock showed enough figure to quicken the heart rate. A Pachmayr recoil pad had been added, but the job was professionally done with a fine fit. The forend was the slim type. All the wood had fine cut checkering where it belongs. Topic starter Posted : January 2, am.
Trusted Member. Reply Quote. Posted : January 2, am. Crazy Horse Noble Member. Try scrolling done here. Posted : January 2, pm. Topic starter Posted : January 2, pm. Dave B - L. Smith Man. Famed Member. Pine Creek Reply Quote. I use to own , but I never got a letter on it.
Posted : January 4, pm. Larry Brown. Illustrious Member. Posted : January 5, pm. Larry, According to my tables of observed Sterlingworths the gun you had, that I first saw when George Korbel owned it, was , the lowest serial number "flatside" gauge Fox-Sterlingworth I've recorded. Dave Reply Quote. Topic starter Posted : January 6, am. The oval with the SP is Savage Proof. Posted : January 6, pm. New Member. Posted : February 16, pm. I have a field grade Sterlingworth 12ga. With 30' barrels and double triggers.
The serial number is from , and all the serial numbers match throughout the gun. This gun is not a fancy grade gun.
I have had the gun for over 3 years.
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