Aldo Leopold's Fox Double - 09/13/13
I thought some of you guys might enjoy hearing about this. The Fox shotgun owned by Aldo Leopold, the pioneering conservationist and author of A Sand County Almanac was donated last week to the Leopold Center in Baraboo WI. Leopold (1887-1948) is considered the father of modern wildlife management and is one of the best nature writers the country has ever produced. He was also a lifelong hunter.
The shotgun, which has apparently been authenticated by a letter from Callihan, is a special order AH Fox, ordered in 1921 for $120. Some of you guys that know Fox shotguns can tell exactly what we're looking at here. Here's a few pictures:
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I've been working on an article about Leopold as a hunter for the last year or so, and this gun turning up is of real interest to me. I'd welcome any insight you guys have about the gun (grade, etc).
Rod
The shotgun, which has apparently been authenticated by a letter from Callihan, is a special order AH Fox, ordered in 1921 for $120. Some of you guys that know Fox shotguns can tell exactly what we're looking at here. Here's a few pictures:
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I've been working on an article about Leopold as a hunter for the last year or so, and this gun turning up is of real interest to me. I'd welcome any insight you guys have about the gun (grade, etc).
Rod