*EXCEPTIONALLY FINE AND RARE L C SMITH 20 GAUGE MONOGRAM GRADE SHOTGUN WITH CASE.

*EXCEPTIONALLY FINE AND RARE L C SMITH 20 GAUGE MONOGRAM GRADE SHOTGUN WITH CASE. SN FWE106051. Cal. 20 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 30″ Barrels with raised, matted, ventilated rib marked “L. C. SMITH” “MONOGRAM” “GRADE” on extension. Tops of bbls with 1-3/4″ triangles of scroll, are engraved “SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH FLUID COMPRESSED STEEL” and “MADE TO ORDER BY THE Hunter Arms Co. Inc. FULTON, N.Y.” Engine turned bbl flats are engraved with SN and “M”, and stamped with Hunter Arms nitro proofs, and with “CHAMBERS 2-3/4 INCHES”. Bbls are fitted with reinforced splinter and stamped with Whitworth “sheaf of wheat” logos. Case hardened special small 20 ga action is engraved with SN and “M” on water table, and features non-automatic safety and Hunter selective “One Trigger”. Action is engraved with 80% coverage medium scroll with rose highlights, framing four passing ducks on bottom of action. Lockplates have matching scroll and rose with oval vignettes of game birds; four quail in open meadow on left, and pair of ruffed grouse on right. Blued trigger guard with matching rose and scroll on bow is engraved with SN in oval cartouche on grip. Beautifully fiddle figured and dark streaked European walnut capped pistol grip buttstock measures 13-5/8″ over brown open-sided Pachmayr skeet pad. Stock features very finely cut 28 LPI fleur-de-lis pattern borderless checkering with scrolled flourish extending into butt behind ribbon. Pistol grip cap is of hard rubber, and there is a gold oval on toe line engraved “M. D. S.” (Monte Stone, “Major Monte Stone” is on case). Large beavertail forend with ejector style secondary latch has modified fleur-de-lis style checkering with ribbons through pattern. Bore diameter: left- .611, right -.611. Bore restrictions: left -.026, right -.023. Wall thickness: left -.031, right -.029. Drop at heel: 2-5/8″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 7 lbs. 5 oz. LOP: 13-5/8″. Pigskin leather case with double lock closure has brass corners and heavy brass plaque screwed to lid, engraved “Major Monte Stone Box 116 N.Y. Ath. Club” “New York, N. Y.” Interior is lined with green velvet with V L and D paper label in lid, and contains an array of orig accessories, including: 2 pc ebony and brass cleaning rod with mops and brushes, ebonized handled nickel-plated chamber brush, large crystal oil bottle with nickel-plated top, nickel-plated 20 ga broken case remover, pair of snap caps, 2 rosewood handled turnscrews, brown leather wallet containing pull-through cleaning equipment, and a later pair of Champ 20 ga combination snap caps and chamber brushes. PROVENANCE: Letter from Cody Firearms Museum confirming specs of this gun, being shipped March 20, 1928 to Von Lengerke & Antoine, and letter from L. C. Smith Collectors Assn further confirming orig specs, and pointing out that a total of 51 monogram grades in 20 ga, 26 with 30″ bbls, and only 3 with exact configuration of this unusual shotgun were made. Additional info from High Noon Western Americana regarding Maj. Monte Stone who formed Hollywood Saddlery, making saddles and other western gear for Tom Mix and other western stars. CONDITION: Excellent, near new. Bbls retain nearly all of their orig blue. Orig case hardening color is very slightly silvered on fences, and at rear of top tang, retaining nearly all of its orig varnish. Trigger guard retains essentially all of its orig bright blue, as does trigger and safety button. Stocks retain nearly all of their orig oil finish with some added oil at butt, and considerably thinned around oval in stock from polishing and fitting. Hard rubber grip cap is a slightly undersized replacement, pieces of orig cap are in case. Bores are excellent. Action is tight. Ejectors are in time. Trigger works. Case leather has darkened, and has been stabilized over numerous rubs on edges, and minor marks. Interior cloth is very fine, with compressions and marks from contact with gun, accessories and partitions, and with areas rubbed through. Label is aged, modern replacement. Accessories are excellent. 4-45184 MGM264 (50,000-60,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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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	1129	$51,750.00	EXCEPTIONALLY FINE AND RARE L C SMITH 20 GAUGE MONOGRAM GRADE SHOTGUN WITH CASE. SN FWE106051. Cal. 20 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 30″ Barrels with raised, matted, ventilated rib marked “L. C. SMITH” “MONOGRAM”* “GRADE” on extension. Tops of bbls with 1-3/4″ triangles of scroll, are engraved “SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH FLUID COMPRESSED STEEL” and “MADE TO ORDER BY THE Hunter Arms Co. Inc. FULTON, N.Y.” Engine turned bbl flats are engraved with SN and “M”, and stamped with Hunter Arms nitro proofs, and with “CHAMBERS 2-3/4 INCHES”. Bbls are fitted with reinforced splinter and stamped with Whitworth “sheaf of wheat” logos. Case hardened special small 20 ga action is engraved with SN and “M” on water table, and features non-automatic safety and Hunter selective “One Trigger”. Action is engraved with 80% coverage medium scroll with rose highlights, framing four passing ducks on bottom of action. Lockplates have matching scroll and rose with oval vignettes of game birds; four quail in open meadow on left, and pair of ruffed grouse on right. Blued trigger guard with matching rose and scroll on bow is engraved with SN in oval cartouche on grip. Beautifully fiddle figured and dark streaked European walnut capped pistol grip buttstock measures 13-5/8″ over brown open-sided Pachmayr skeet pad. Stock features very finely cut 28 LPI fleur-de-lis pattern borderless checkering with scrolled flourish extending into butt behind ribbon. Pistol grip cap is of hard rubber, and there is a gold oval on toe line engraved “M. D. S.” (Monte Stone, “Major Monte Stone” is on case). Large beavertail forend with ejector style secondary latch has modified fleur-de-lis style checkering with ribbons through pattern. Bore diameter: left- .611, right -.611. Bore restrictions: left -.026, right -.023. Wall thickness: left -.031, right -.029. Drop at heel: 2-5/8″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 7 lbs. 5 oz. LOP: 13-5/8″. Pigskin leather case with double lock closure has brass corners and heavy brass plaque screwed to lid, engraved “Major Monte Stone Box 116 N.Y. Ath. Club” “New York, N. Y.” Interior is lined with green velvet with V L and D paper label in lid, and contains an array of orig accessories, including: 2 pc ebony and brass cleaning rod with mops and brushes, ebonized handled nickel-plated chamber brush, large crystal oil bottle with nickel-plated top, nickel-plated 20 ga broken case remover, pair of snap caps, 2 rosewood handled turnscrews, brown leather wallet containing pull-through cleaning equipment, and a later pair of Champ 20 ga combination snap caps and chamber brushes. PROVENANCE: Letter from Cody Firearms Museum confirming specs of this gun, being shipped March 20, 1928 to Von Lengerke & Antoine, and letter from L. C. Smith Collectors Assn further confirming orig specs, and pointing out that a total of 51 monogram grades in 20 ga, 26 with 30″ bbls, and only 3 with exact configuration of this unusual shotgun were made. Additional info from High Noon Western Americana regarding Maj. Monte Stone who formed Hollywood Saddlery, making saddles and other western gear for Tom Mix and other western stars. CONDITION: Excellent, near new. Bbls retain nearly all of their orig blue. Orig case hardening color is very slightly silvered on fences, and at rear of top tang, retaining nearly all of its orig varnish. Trigger guard retains essentially all of its orig bright blue, as does trigger and safety button. Stocks retain nearly all of their orig oil finish with some added oil at butt, and considerably thinned around oval in stock from polishing and fitting. Hard rubber grip cap is a slightly undersized replacement, pieces of orig cap are in case. Bores are excellent. Action is tight. Ejectors are in time. Trigger works. Case leather has darkened, and has been stabilized over numerous rubs on edges, and minor marks. Interior cloth is very fine, with compressions and marks from contact with gun, accessories and partitions, and with areas rubbed through. Label is aged, modern replacement. Accessories are excellent. 4-45184 MGM264 (50,000-60,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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