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2607
$4,600.00
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.

*ALL OPTION L. C. SMITH SPECIALTY GRADE DOUBLE TRAP GUN.

SN RE89974. Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 32″ Bbls with raised, matted, ventilated rib are marked “L.C. SMITH SPECIALTY GRADE” and “HUNTER ARMS CO., INC. M’F’R’S FULTON, N.Y. USA” on tops. Sides of breech ends are engraved with sprays of scroll. Bbl flats are stamped with SN, grade, and Hunter proofs. Splinter is of reinforced type. Case hardened action with SN and grade on water table, features non-automatic safety and Hunter One trigger. Action is engraved in typical Specialty grade style with 40% coverage simple scroll. Trigger plate is marked “Hunter One Trigger”. Lockplates have near full coverage matching scroll surrounding vignettes of game birds; nestled quail on left, and flying duck on right. “L.C. SMITH” is stamped at front of each lockplate. Trigger guard is scroll engraved on bow, and has SN at grip. Nicely crotch figured American walnut capped pistol grip buttstock measures 14-1/2″ over open sided HAWKINS pad, and features point pattern checkering with line borders which continues over grip. Matching large schnabeled beavertail ejector forend has reinforcing bolt, and guitar shaped secondary latch escutcheon. Bore diameter: left -.725, right -.725. Bore restrictions: left -.035 (full), right -.036 (full). Minimum wall thickness: left -.036, right -.034. Drop at heel: 1-3/4″, drop at comb: 1-5/16″. Weight: 8 lbs 4 oz. LOP: 14-1/2″. PROVENANCE: Cody Firearms Museum letter confirming all specifications and stating it was shipped June 22, 1926 to H N Denny. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine. Bbls retain nearly all of what appears to be their orig blue, with a few light marks. Action and lockplates retain 95% + orig case hardening color with just some silvering on edges of fences, thumbpiece, and thinned a bit at bottom. Trigger guard retains nearly all of its orig bright blue. Stocks retain most of their orig finish with some added oil at butt over a number of marks after installation of new pad. Bores are excellent. Ejectors slightly out of time. Trigger works. Exceptionally fine collector condition L C Smith. 4-55432 (4,500-7,500) – Lot 2607


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.