*SCARCE 20 GAUGE L.C. SMITH “SKEET SPECIAL” WITH SINGLE TRIGGER.

SN FWE147650. Cal. 20 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 26″ Bbls with raised matted rib are marked “L C SMITH SKEET SPECIAL” and “HUNTER ARMS CO. INC. M’F’R’S FULTON, N.Y., USA” on tops. Bbl flats are stamped with Hunter proofs, SN and “SKEET”. Bottoms of bbls are stamped “LONDON STEEL”. Splinter is reinforced. Small case hardened featherweight action is fitted with non-automatic safety and non-selective Hunter One trigger (marked on trigger plate). Action is unengraved. Lockplates are engraved with sprays of large scroll, and circular scenes of flying quail on left, with clay target superimposed, and a flying grouse on right. Blued trigger guard is unmarked. Fiddle figured American walnut straight grip buttstock measures 13-5/8″ over checkered wood butt. Coarse point pattern checkering is at grip. Matching swept beavertail ejector forend has knurled button secondary latch in oval escutcheon. Bore diameter: left -.615, right -.615. Bore restrictions: left -.012 (mod), right -.002 (skeet). Minimum wall thickness: left -.038, right -.037. Drop at heel: 2-5/16″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 6 lbs 5 oz. LOP: 13-5/8″. PROVENANCE: L C Smith Collectors Assn letter confirming specifications and indicating it was shipped on Sept 29, 1936. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain nearly all of what appears to be their orig blue, slightly silvered at muzzles. Action retains 80 – 90% orig case color with a considerable amount of orig lacquer where protected, with some light oxidation on tips of fences, thinning slightly on bottom, silvered on sharp edges. Lockplates retain approx 90% of their orig color, thinned at bottoms. Trigger guard retains 80 – 90% of what appears to be its orig blue, thinning at grip. Stocks retain nearly all of their orig finish with a few light handling marks, worn slightly at grip. Bores are excellent. Action is tight. Ejectors are strong. Trigger works. Exceptionally fine example of this rare L.C. Smith with only 124 produced in 20 gauge, 64 with 26″ bbls. 4-55433 (6,000-9,000) – Lot 2605

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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	2605	$10,350.00	SCARCE 20 GAUGE L.C. SMITH “SKEET SPECIAL” WITH SINGLE TRIGGER. SN FWE147650. Cal. 20 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 26″ Bbls with raised matted rib are marked “L C SMITH SKEET SPECIAL” and “HUNTER ARMS CO. INC. M’F’R’S FULTON, N.Y., USA” on tops. Bbl flats are stamped with Hunter proofs, SN and “SKEET”. Bottoms of bbls are stamped “LONDON STEEL”. Splinter is reinforced. Small case hardened featherweight action is fitted with non-automatic safety and non-selective Hunter One trigger (marked on trigger plate). Action is unengraved. Lockplates are engraved with sprays of large scroll, and circular scenes of flying quail on left, with clay target superimposed, and a flying grouse on right. Blued trigger guard is unmarked. Fiddle figured American walnut straight grip buttstock measures 13-5/8″ over checkered wood butt. Coarse point pattern checkering is at grip. Matching swept beavertail ejector forend has knurled button secondary latch in oval escutcheon. Bore diameter: left -.615, right -.615. Bore restrictions: left -.012 (mod), right -.002 (skeet). Minimum wall thickness: left -.038, right -.037. Drop at heel: 2-5/16″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 6 lbs 5 oz. LOP: 13-5/8″. PROVENANCE: L C Smith Collectors Assn letter confirming specifications and indicating it was shipped on Sept 29, 1936. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain nearly all of what appears to be their orig blue, slightly silvered at muzzles. Action retains 80 – 90% orig case color with a considerable amount of orig lacquer where protected, with some light oxidation on tips of fences, thinning slightly on bottom, silvered on sharp edges. Lockplates retain approx 90% of their orig color, thinned at bottoms. Trigger guard retains 80 – 90% of what appears to be its orig blue, thinning at grip. Stocks retain nearly all of their orig finish with a few light handling marks, worn slightly at grip. Bores are excellent. Action is tight. Ejectors are strong. Trigger works. Exceptionally fine example of this rare L.C. Smith with only 124 produced in 20 gauge, 64 with 26″ bbls. 4-55433 (6,000-9,000) – Lot 2605 Click here to view provenance 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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*SCARCE 20 GAUGE L.C. SMITH “SKEET SPECIAL” WITH SINGLE TRIGGER.