A.H. Fox
"The Finest Gun in the World"
Published on 1. August 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
408 pages
978-1-58667-138-9 (ISBN)
Description
In this long-awaited book, Michael McIntosh reveals information on Fox guns never before published and offers a fascinating look at the busy life and changing times of the mercurial genius behind them.
Ansley H. Fox was an inventor, a professional live-pigeon shooter, entrepreneur, real-estate developer, and manufacturer of everything from automobiles and auto parts to machine guns and munitions. But he is best remembered as a gunmaker who created an American classic and named it "The Finest Gun in the World."
In this, the definitive book on Fox, shotgunners of every interest, from bird hunter to advanced collector, will delight in the insight, the technical expertise, the remarkable breadth and depth of research, and the masterfully crafted prose that is the McIntosh trademark.
Ansley H. Fox was an inventor, a professional live-pigeon shooter, entrepreneur, real-estate developer, and manufacturer of everything from automobiles and auto parts to machine guns and munitions. But he is best remembered as a gunmaker who created an American classic and named it "The Finest Gun in the World."
In this, the definitive book on Fox, shotgunners of every interest, from bird hunter to advanced collector, will delight in the insight, the technical expertise, the remarkable breadth and depth of research, and the masterfully crafted prose that is the McIntosh trademark.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Missoula
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
82 Halftones, black and white; 83 Illustrations, color; 26 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
953 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58667-138-9 (9781586671389)
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E-Book
06/2016
Derrydale Press
€30.65
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Person
A former English professor and Shakespearean scholar, Michael McIntosh was also widely known as one of the best-known gun and sporting writers in the world. His writings appeared in numerous shooting and gun-dog magazines and he wrote more than a dozen books, including Best Guns, Wild Things, Robert Ruark's Africa, and Shotguns and Shooting. He died in 2010.
Content
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Prologue
1. On the Cusp
2. Fox Gun Company, Baltimore
3. Matters of the Heart: Fentress
4. Pigeons in the Park
5. Philadelphia Arms
6. A Difficult Birth
7. A Gun for Teddy, Guns for the Grand
8. New Guns, New Men
9. Matters of the Heart: Ellen
10. "The Most Perfectly Proportioned Small-Gauge Gun"
11. Over Here, Over There
12. Triggers, Accolades & Flare Guns
13. Singular Guns
14. "The Finest Car in the World"
15. Super-Fox
16. El Dorado & the Grail
17. Pleasure Palace, House of Cards
18. Quiet Days in Pleasantville
19. Savage Years
20. Specials & Oddments
21. Matters of the Heart: Velma
22. Sunset and Evening Bell
Appendix I: The Paper Trail
Appendix II: Chronology
Appendix III: Grades & Models by Year
Appendix IV: Sources
Appendix V: The Fox Gun Reborn
Index
Acknowledgments
Prologue
1. On the Cusp
2. Fox Gun Company, Baltimore
3. Matters of the Heart: Fentress
4. Pigeons in the Park
5. Philadelphia Arms
6. A Difficult Birth
7. A Gun for Teddy, Guns for the Grand
8. New Guns, New Men
9. Matters of the Heart: Ellen
10. "The Most Perfectly Proportioned Small-Gauge Gun"
11. Over Here, Over There
12. Triggers, Accolades & Flare Guns
13. Singular Guns
14. "The Finest Car in the World"
15. Super-Fox
16. El Dorado & the Grail
17. Pleasure Palace, House of Cards
18. Quiet Days in Pleasantville
19. Savage Years
20. Specials & Oddments
21. Matters of the Heart: Velma
22. Sunset and Evening Bell
Appendix I: The Paper Trail
Appendix II: Chronology
Appendix III: Grades & Models by Year
Appendix IV: Sources
Appendix V: The Fox Gun Reborn
Index