C&R · II · 001
A.H. Fox double-barrel shotguns
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 2 ↗
A.H. Fox, Double barrel shotguns, all gauges, all grades, mfd. by Ansley H. Fox, Philadelphia, PA, and Savage Arms, Utica, NY, from approx. 1907 to 1947.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “mfd. by Ansley H. Fox”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1907–1947 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “1907 to 1947”
Editorial facts · Our research
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 2 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. americanrifleman.org ↗, country: American Rifleman: A.H. Fox Gun Co. of Philadelphia; Savage bought Fox in 1929 and moved production to Utica, N.Y.
- 2. americanrifleman.org ↗, action: boxlock double with internal hammers, barrels locked by a rotary fastener and opened by a top lever (break action)
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: U.S. Patent 810,046, “Barrel-locking device for breakdown guns, sheet 1” by Ansley H. Fox, Public domain (US patent). Retrieved October 2026.