He received his first patent for a double-barrel gun in 1894, when was 24 years old. Fox wanted to get into the gun making business and his ventures into the field had several starts and stops. Trap was his game and he was the winner of many events in and around Baltimore and Philadelphia. Theodore Roosevelt's Fox sold for a record $862,500 in 2010.Īnsley Herman Fox was a bright, charismatic young man and a fine shotgunner.XE grade featured engraved game scenes.Grades were defined by the grade of the stock's wood.Sold to Savage Arms in 1930, who continued production.Considered desirable as other classic American double guns, such as Parker, Ithaca and L.C.
Fox doubles are considered among America's classic shotguns: Fox became “The finest gun in the world.” Why A.H.