Fox type ID question

[samurman]

What would you call the following fox type:

http://twitpic.com/41u16q

 

I have checked Saga Fur's fox type list http://sagafurs.com/grading_fox.html and nothing looks like this fur.

 

I think it is closest to crystal fox, but then, I have never seen crystal fox with this much gray/metallic guard fur.

 

A cross between silver fox and crystal fox?

[Guest]

It might be what they call a cross fox.

[AKcoyote]

To me, it looks like it is probably a dyed color done similar to how crystal fox is achieved by dyeing.

[samurman]

excalafur, in my experience, any fox that does not fall neatly into a category tends to be called as "cross fox":)

 

AKCoyote, OK it might be dyed, but what do you think the original fox type was? I mean, in order to give a uniformly dyed color they use blue fox, but in order to have a combination of dyed color and black/silver tips they start with silver fox. What do you think?

[AKcoyote]

AKCoyote, OK it might be dyed, but what do you think the original fox type was? I mean, in order to give a uniformly dyed color they use blue fox, but in order to have a combination of dyed color and black/silver tips they start with silver fox. What do you think?

 

I am really not familiar with the fur dyeing processes. I do know that blue fox is frequently used for dyeing, but I think any fox type can be used depending on the desired result. Tip dyeing is quite common with many fur types (mostly not fox), so I think silver fox might not be a pre-requisite for having silver/black guard hair tips on the finished product. Just my $0.002 worth.

 

There are several dozen fox types many of which are cross breeds or dyed colors. And even within a given "type" the variations from one lot to the next can make one think they might be different types.