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< 16ga. Guns ~ Fox Sterlingworth Deluxe 16 gauge value? |
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Mon Oct 30, 2017 2:11 pm
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Joined: 02 Jul 2006
Posts: 55
Location: Northern Nevada
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I have a Fox Sterlingworth Deluxe 16 gauge in very good condition. I believe it is all original. I'm deliberating on whether to sell it to pay for some home repairs, but I'm having a hard time determining its value. Can anyone chime in on what I could reasonably expect to get for a gun like this?
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Mon Oct 30, 2017 3:44 pm
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Joined: 15 Apr 2007
Posts: 9469
Location: Amarillo, Texas
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Mon Oct 30, 2017 3:50 pm
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Joined: 02 Jul 2006
Posts: 55
Location: Northern Nevada
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I will try to take some pictures tonight and post them, along with additional information - thanks! |
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Mon Oct 30, 2017 3:55 pm
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Joined: 08 Oct 2006
Posts: 1395
Location: Tappahannock, Virginia
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Stock dimensions, barrel length, and choke constrictions are all helpful with value determination. Bore condition and all but the last two serial numbers too. |
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Mon Oct 30, 2017 4:28 pm
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Joined: 25 Sep 2017
Posts: 28
Location: Southeast
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Check out Pugsguns.com
They have 2 16ga Foxes
1 is a Sterlingworth asking $2995
2 is an AE asking $5995 |
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Mon Oct 30, 2017 7:03 pm
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Joined: 14 Nov 2011
Posts: 164
Location: Minnesota
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IMO pugsguns can afford to sit on those guns for a very long time until someone has to have one. They are all over priced IMO |
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Mon Oct 30, 2017 7:12 pm
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Joined: 12 Sep 2010
Posts: 1975
Location: Maine
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Pugs can ask what he wants, but unless those Foxes are new in the original box, they're not worth that much.
It seems of late that people look at old American shotguns and suddenly see 4 years of college tuition or that new car. It might be worse with Parkers - they see "Parker Bros" on the gun and think they hit the Powerball - than with Foxes, but it's getting out of hand even there. It Ain't So.
A top-notch, un-cut, un-messed-with, still has most of its original case color 16 ga Sterly with 28 inch tubes might go $2k on a good day. But those are rarer than hens' teeth. The vast majority of Sterlingworths were used - a lot - and are the equivalent of an older Volvo with 150k or so miles behind it. Quality, but.... The Sterly might have been well-cared-for, but it's still gone through a lot of use.
The generic "A" grade is even iffier. There are a lot fewer of them - always were - but they have the same kind of use history across the population. IF it's a really high-condition gun, Julias' might be interested. But that's a real big IF. |
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Mon Oct 30, 2017 9:12 pm
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Joined: 16 Sep 2006
Posts: 30
Location: Spokane, WA
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I recently paid $605.00 for a 16 ga sterlingworth with no case left polished bright good barrels, no pitting choked full and mod. decent dimensions LOP 14.25 to hard pad, DAH 2 5/8". Off Gun Broker. Shoots great!! I also recently bought an "A" grade 16 ga with good demensions but had been restocked, and reblued but had been stored incorrectly and the barrel has light rust and needs reblued and I am going to recase the frame. I have $2100.00 into it with out the work to do, also of Gun Broker auction.
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_________________ 16 ga A Grade Fox
16 ga Sterlingworth
16 ga Browning Citori
16 ga Browing Belgium Auto 5
16 ga NID
16 ga Winchester model 1897
16 ga Winchester model 12 trap
16 ga Remington model 11
16 ga Remington 870 |
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Tue Oct 31, 2017 5:12 am
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Joined: 04 Mar 2008
Posts: 1943
Location: Lowcountry Ga.
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For whatever reason, justified or not, Utica guns don't bring the prices Philly made guns bring condition being equal. Gil |
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Tue Oct 31, 2017 8:21 am
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Joined: 02 Jul 2006
Posts: 55
Location: Northern Nevada
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Here are a few pictures of the gun. It is in great condition, with no cracks in the wood or any other issues whatsoever. The particulars about the gun are stated in the Callahan letter, which is shown in the first picture below.
Thanks for everyone's assistance, and please chime in on what you think the value of this gun would be.
--Jeff
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Posted:
Tue Oct 31, 2017 4:57 pm
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Joined: 16 Sep 2006
Posts: 30
Location: Spokane, WA
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Nice little 16 ga.
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_________________ 16 ga A Grade Fox
16 ga Sterlingworth
16 ga Browning Citori
16 ga Browing Belgium Auto 5
16 ga NID
16 ga Winchester model 1897
16 ga Winchester model 12 trap
16 ga Remington model 11
16 ga Remington 870 |
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Wed Nov 01, 2017 8:05 am
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Joined: 02 Feb 2006
Posts: 602
Location: western pa
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$1000 to $1500 depending on how fast you want to move it. |
_________________ Always get get a drink upstream of the herd-Will Rogers |
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Wed Nov 01, 2017 9:36 pm
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Joined: 16 Mar 2017
Posts: 226
Location: Valdosta GA
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I would start around 2k. Put it on the doublehpgun site, the fox site and the fox collectors Facebook page |
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