Revised: 3/12/2015

Please Note: Pre-ban ivory bead sight. Special Note: This item contains or is made of ivory. Do not bid on this lot unless you have read and agreed to our “Ivory Position Statement” and the “Waiver of Legal and Financial Risk to James D. Julia in regards to your Purchase of an Ivory Object“. This information is located in our catalog on pages 30 and 31.

*EXCEPTIONAL HIGH ORIGINAL CONDITION L.C. SMITH “PREMIER SKEET”.

SN FWS54126. Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 28″ Bbls with raised matted single sighting plane rib are marked “PREMIER” “SKEET 2 3/4 IN CHAMBER” and with SN, gauge and Hunter proofs on bbl flats. Case hardened featherweight action is fitted with non-automatic safety and selective Hunter One trigger. Action is engraved with sprays of large acanthus. Lockplates are engraved with more acanthus around flying grouse on left, and clay target on right. Blued trigger guard has scroll on bow. Crotch figured American walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14″ over checkered wood butt. Point pattern checkering with large beaded borders is at grip. Matching swept beavertail ejector forend has knurled button secondary latch in oval escutcheon. Bore diameter: left -.727, right -.726. Bore restrictions: left -.010 (skeet), right -.002 (skeet). Minimum wall thickness: left -.046, right -.046. Drop at heel: 2-3/8″, drop at comb: 1-1/4″. Weight: 8 lbs 0 oz. LOP: 14″. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine. Bbls retain nearly all of their fine factory blue with some flecks of oxidation, mostly around muzzles. Action and lockplates retain essentially all of their orig case hardening color with only slight sharp edge wear, mostly on bottom right. Trigger guard has been re-blued, and retains essentially all of that blue. Stocks retain nearly all of their orig finish with a few light marks, and a long scratch (oil rubbed in) on right side of buttstock. Checkering is excellent. Bores are excellent. Mechanically crisp. It would be hard to find a better example of this scarce gun, only 430 were made in 12 ga. 4-55367 (6,000-9,000) – Lot 2604

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2604	$6,900.00	Revised: 3/12/2015 Please Note: Pre-ban ivory bead sight. Special Note: This item contains or is made of ivory. Do not bid on this lot unless you have read and agreed to our “Ivory Position Statement” and the “Waiver of Legal and Financial Risk to James D. Julia in regards to your Purchase of an Ivory Object“. This information is located in our catalog on pages 30 and 31. EXCEPTIONAL HIGH ORIGINAL CONDITION L.C. SMITH “PREMIER SKEET”. SN FWS54126. Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 28″ Bbls with raised matted single sighting plane rib are marked “PREMIER” “SKEET 2 3/4 IN CHAMBER” and with SN, gauge and Hunter proofs on bbl flats. Case hardened featherweight action is fitted with non-automatic safety and selective Hunter One trigger. Action is engraved with sprays of large acanthus. Lockplates are engraved with more acanthus around flying grouse on left, and clay target on right. Blued trigger guard has scroll on bow. Crotch figured American walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14″ over checkered wood butt. Point pattern checkering with large beaded borders is at grip. Matching swept beavertail ejector forend has knurled button secondary latch in oval escutcheon. Bore diameter: left -.727, right -.726. Bore restrictions: left -.010 (skeet), right -.002 (skeet). Minimum wall thickness: left -.046, right -.046. Drop at heel: 2-3/8″, drop at comb: 1-1/4″. Weight: 8 lbs 0 oz. LOP: 14″. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine. Bbls retain nearly all of their fine factory blue with some flecks of oxidation, mostly around muzzles. Action and lockplates retain essentially all of their orig case hardening color with only slight sharp edge wear, mostly on bottom right. Trigger guard has been re-blued, and retains essentially all of that blue. Stocks retain nearly all of their orig finish with a few light marks, and a long scratch (oil rubbed in) on right side of buttstock. Checkering is excellent. Bores are excellent. Mechanically crisp. It would be hard to find a better example of this scarce gun, only 430 were made in 12 ga. 4-55367 (6,000-9,000) – Lot 2604 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 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.

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*EXCEPTIONAL HIGH ORIGINAL CONDITION L.C. SMITH “PREMIER SKEET”.