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Hello to all. Getting ready to list this shotgun for sale. I have a few questions. How do you break it down? I've owned it for 18 years and never fired it. It's near mint. Just a safe queen. What info should I put in ad description? I don't know exact age. Just approx range. Should I list serial number? I know it's a 20ga, improved cylinder and modified with single trigger. Getting exact date of build has been fruitless. And, of course a price. I bought hoping to interest my grandson. And, oh well.....
Any info is appreciated. I've been on the fire for a few years and sold a few pieces. It has been helpful and ,enjoyable. A good bunch of folks.
Thanks, phil

Here's a listing on GB of Savage Fox Model B's note that while the prices seem high most have no bids on them.

https://www.gunbroker.com/Guns-Firearms/search?Keywords=fox%20model%20B

Since your shotgun has a serial number it was made post 1968. The letter prefix on the serial number will give you the date range of the year of manufacture a letter might cover more than a year.

Here is a link to letter prefixes and dates The prefixes were used across the board for all firearms made by savage.

https://www.savageshooters.com/content.php?263-Savage-110-Firearm-Dating

If you go to Gun Broker, advance search and click completed auctions.
Check the auctions that actually have bids on them.
The prices are anywhere from $400 to $1,700 for a 410.
I just sold a 16 ga. BST (single trigger) for $600, It was in Excellent condition.

Below is from the Fox collectors Forum.


The old Savage/Stevens/Fox catalogues don't ever mention the various "series" but here is my chronology of the catalogue offerings for the Fox Model B --

Fox Model B – The Fox Model B was added to the 1940 Fox catalogue put out by Savage. The retail price was $25. The Model B was offered in 12-, 16-, and 20-gauges and .410-bore, and had a color case-hardened frame. By January 22, 1945, the retail price of the Model B was up to $34.50. After WW-II the Springfield 311 (1947) and then the Stevens 311 (1948 and on) were built on a version of the Model B action. The pre-WW-II Springfield No. 311, as well as the Riverside and Springfield No. 315, the Stevens No. 330, and numerous “trade brand” guns were all built on Steven’s G.S. Lewis’ Apr 20, 1915, patented action.

Through the 1954 catalogue the Model B remained a double trigger, plain extractor, slim forearm utility gun. In the 1955 catalogue Savage added a Model BST which got a non-selective single trigger and a beavertail forearm. The offerings were the same for 1956 thru 1958.

By the 1960 catalogue the B and the BST got ventilated ribs. There were no changes in the 1961 catalogue.

For 1962 a B De Luxe in 12-gauge was added with a satin chrome receiver, white-line grip cap and butt plate, checkered side panels, beavertail, ventilated rib, and gold plated non-selective single trigger. They also gold plated the trigger on the BST. There were no changes for 1963.

For 1964 the De Luxe became the BDE, and included automatic ejectors, and also was available in 20-gauge chambered for 3-inch shells. The B and BST remained unchanged.

For 1965 the B and BST 20-gauges got 3-inch chambers.

For 1966 the satin chrome BDE was gone. There was a BSE with ejectors, non-selective single trigger, satin black finish, white-line butt plate and grip cap, beavertail and ventilated rib. The Model B had double triggers, was case hardened, had a ventilated rib, and now a beavertail. Both guns now featured impressed stamped checkering. For 1967, 8 and 9 the offerings were the same. The gun control act of 1968 required Savage to start putting serial numbers on these guns.

I don’t have a 1970 catalogue, but by 1971 there was a gun called the Savage 550 which was just like the BSE but had a case hardened receiver, and was offered in 12- and 20-gauges. The text said it had precisely engineered barrels resulting in perfect balance. In the picture it appears to be a mono-bloc design?!? Also grip caps are gone from the B and BSE. Offerings for 1972 were the same – the 550 listed at $174.95, the B-SE listed at $164.95, and the B listed at $139.95.

By 1973, the BSE and 16-gauges are gone, but there is a 24-inch barrel B in 12-gauge and 20-gauge, both with 3-inch chambers.

For 1974 the Savage 550 is gone and the B-SE is back. The B-SE 12-gauge has 2 ¾ inch chambers and the 12-gauge B and 24” Fox B have 3-inch chambers. All the 20-gauge and .410-bore are 3-inch chambered. No changes for 1975, 6, 7, or 8. For 1979 the grip caps are back and the double triggered B is offered with ejectors as the BE.

For 1980, cut checkering is back, but the 24-inch barrel offerings are gone – B, BE and B-SE. In 1981 the BE was gone, but the FA-1 and the FP-1 Fox autoloader and pump appeared. For 1982 the Fox offerings were B, B-SE, FA-1 and FP-1.

For 1983 the only Fox offering was the B-SE. The B-SE remained through the 1987 catalogue when its list price was $525. By the 1988 catalogue the Fox name was gone.




There was not a serial # on my 16 ga.
You should be able to date the gun using the following info if it`s a Chicopee Falls gun.


Savage Arms Corp. moved their Savage and Fox gun production to their J. Stevens factories at Chicopee Falls, Mass. in the 1946/7 time frame. Early, 1939 to 1946, Model Bs have black gun metal finished frames, and the Utica address on the barrels. Beginning in 1949, at Chicopee Falls, they began putting the date code on the bottom of the frame, just back of the forearm iron. The date code is in a tiny oval with a number and a letter, beginning with A for 1949.



Good Luck, Dennis

Did you list/sale this shotgun yet? I’d be very interested. I live a couple hours from Hernando and drive through there often. If it is still available, and the price is reasonable, I could save you some trouble with shipping, etc.....
Thanks, Kevin

KS here`s the link to his for sale ad.

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...-series-h-20-ga-sxs-shotgun#Post15778265

Thanks