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3474
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$9,775.00
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*HIGH ORIGINAL CONDITION L. C. SMITH TRAP GRADE TRAP GUN WITH SINGLE TRIGGER, VENTILATED RIB, AND BEAVERTAIL FOREND.SN RE99416. Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 32″ Bbls with raised, matted, ventilated rib are engraved with typical L. C. Smith and Hunter Arms information on tops. Bbl flats are stamped with SN, “T”, and Hunter proofs. Crown Steel logos are on bottom of bbls. Splinter is of reinforced type. Case hardened, standard weight action has immovable safety and Hunter one trigger. It is engraved in typical “Trap” style with very simple flourishes of scroll on action. Matching scroll on lockplates frames vignettes of trap shooters shooting at clay pigeons on left, and a single gunner shooting live pigeon on right. “L. C. SMITH” is on front of each lockplate. Full capped pistol grip American walnut stock is slightly flame figured. Stock features broad comb, and measures 14-3/8″ over open sided Hawkins pad. Standard point pattern checkering continues over grip. Matching schnabeled beavertail ejector forend has guitar shaped secondary release. Bore diameter: left-.729, right -.727. Bore restrictions: left -.041 (Extra Full), right -.040 (Extra Full). Minimum wall thickness: left -.030, right -.026. Drop at heel: 1-1/2″, drop at comb: 1-7/16″. Weight: 8 lbs. 3 oz. LOP: 14-3/8″. PROVENANCE: Estate Collection of John Houchins. CONDITION: Excellent, near new, retaining nearly all of its orig finishes on wood and metal, with only the slightest of light marks and silvering of sharp edges. Some oil has been rubbed into butt after installation of new pad. Bores are excellent. Mechanically crisp. As fine an example of this gun as one could hope to find in trap configuration, as most were heavily used. 4-50901 MGM243 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 3474
Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day. |