Manufactured between 1900 and 1910. Damascus barrels with single bead sight, 2 3/4 inch chambers with ejectors, and full chokes. Casehardened action with double triggers and tang mounted safety. Round knob pistol grip stock and splinter forend. This shotgun was owned by R. A. Black, an engineer who worked for the Canadian National Railways and used it to hunt ducks on the Canadian frontier during the expansion of the line as explained in the letter from his grandson to John Fox. He states the gun was bought in 1898, clearly a mistake easily made some 50 years after the purchase of the gun. The wrist has been repaired with a soldered wire wrapping and a bolt behind the receiver, likely done while Black was hunting ducks on the Canadian prairie. Stock measurements: drop at comb 1 1/2 inches; drop at heel 2 5/8 inches; length of pull 14 1/16 inches. Provenance: The John Fox Collection

Good as used in the Canadian wilderness, with traces of the original case colors on the receiver, and numerous scattered dings and chips as well as the above mentioned wrist repair. Mechanically excellent.