*VERY RARE L.C. SMITH DELUXE GRADE W/ FACTORY HANG TAG AND HAND-TOOLED CASE.

*VERY RARE L.C. SMITH DELUXE GRADE W/ FACTORY HANG TAG AND HAND-TOOLED CASE. SN 173683. Cal. 12 ga. 30″ bbls. Matted ventilated rib, dual ivory sighting beads, 2-3/4″ chambers, IMP-MOD/FULL chokes, ejectors and Hunter One Trigger. Top rib of bbl is engraved “MADE TO ORDER/BY THE/HUNTER ARMS CO. INC./FULTON. N.Y.”, behind that inlaid in gold “L.C. SMITH DELUXE GRADE”. Rib has 1-1/2″ of scroll engraving surrounding the gold inlay, muzzles have 1-1/2″ scroll engraving down each side, chambers have 2-1/2″ wedge of scroll engraving with gold lightning bolt. Bottom of bbl lug is fully foliate scroll engraved. Bbl flats have been jeweled. Inside forend iron is fully engraved with flowing foliate scroll and ribbon with engraved SN. Outside of forend iron is foliate scroll engraved with 3 gold oak leaves and branch. Forend escutcheon is engraved to match inside with roller release with fine checkering. The regular size frame has beautiful flowing foliate scroll, two gold setters and gold pheasant with stippled background on left plate, three gold ducks in flight, two with gold marsh grass, and stippled background on right plate, gold quail on trigger plate, clusters of three oak leaves on each side, three gold oak leaves on each side forward portion or receiver with same on back of fences, top of action, and top lever. Top tang is fully foliate scroll engraved with SAFE in gold, trigger guard is 90% scroll engraved with bow inlaid in gold “D.K. WASHBURN”. Trigger plate is fully engraved around trigger with gold “L” & “R”, selector is fully scroll engraved, trigger with oval of fine checkering. Safety is scroll engraved with raised center finely checkered. Mounted with superb streaked walnut, elaborate checkered pistol grip with ribbons, gold grip cap w/foliate scrollwork and flower blossom in center. Hawkins vented recoil pad. Fully checkered beavertail forend with ribbons and schnable tip. Stock and forend are numbered to the gun. Bore diameter: left -.730, right -.727. Bore restrictions: left -.028, right -.025. Wall thickness: left -.029, right -.028. Drop at heel: 2-3/16″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 8lbs. 1oz. LOP 13-7/8″. Accompanied with Cody Firearms Museum Marlin Firearms Co. letter, identifying as Deluxe grade, 12ga, 30″ bbls, regular frame, auto-ejectors, selective Hunter-One trigger, ventilated rib, beavertail forend, start date March 23, 1939, proof date July 11, 1939, pattern date July 12, 1939, finish date August 17, 1939, ship date August 16, 1939 (per record), sold to Harper & Reynolds, Los Angeles, CA. Also accompanied by a fine hand-tooled leather case, marked “A.H. HARDY/MAKER/BEVERLY HILLS CAL.” on bottom. Top has tooled floral design with center marked “DKW”. Included in case is the original L.C. Smith factory hanging tag and a variety of period cleaning equipment. Donald K. Washburn was a wealthy and well known sportsman, and owner of the “7-UP” Bottling Company in Los Angeles. Special Note: Per factory records, only 5 months were allowed in the production of this special order for this fine L.C. Smith. This was a tremendous rush order. It is assumed that the gun was needed right away and the Maker was pushed to the limits to meet a deadline. The observed normal completion time for such high grade L.C. Smith guns is commonly 12-18 months. This rushed production schedule, combined with the general turmoil within the Hunter Arms Co. in 1939 (financially the Company was doing poorly and was for sale), serves to explain certain apparent internal production shortcuts and quality deficiencies which can be discerned with careful scrutiny. It is important to note that externally, for the most part, this gun has the overall general appearance of a Deluxe Grade L. C. Smith shotgun. Some examples of differences are the lack of extra internal polishing and jeweling and discrepancies in internal markings. Julia’s guarantees this gun to be the genuine article as ordered in 1939 with refreshed wood and barrel finish. PROVENANCE: Consignor obtained this item directly from the Washburn Estate in the early 1980s. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbls retain 97-98% of a professionally restored blue with a few tiny handling marks, and minor nicks & scrapes and rubbed areas from forend. Receiver retains 95-97% orig case colors with some minor thinning on sharp edges and around cut out for bbl lug on bottom of receiver. Trigger guard retains about 90% orig blue, slightly thinning through grip area. Stock is sound with sharp refreshed checkering and a few minor light handling marks and retains nearly all of a finely restored oil finish. Forend is sound with sharp refreshed checkering, a few small dents on left side, retaining nearly all of its fine restored oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, non-auto-safety, strong ejectors and bright shiny bores. Case is in fine condition with some minor scuffing on corners. 4-38155 (50,000-100,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010

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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	1137	$57,500.00	VERY RARE L.C. SMITH DELUXE GRADE W/ FACTORY HANG TAG AND HAND-TOOLED CASE. SN 173683. Cal. 12 ga. 30″ bbls. Matted ventilated rib, dual ivory sighting beads, 2-3/4″ chambers, IMP-MOD/FULL chokes, ejectors and Hunter One Trigger. Top rib of bbl is engraved “MADE TO ORDER/BY THE/HUNTER ARMS CO. INC./FULTON. N.Y.”, behind that inlaid in gold “L.C. SMITH DELUXE GRADE”. Rib has 1-1/2″ of scroll engraving surrounding the gold inlay, muzzles have 1-1/2″ scroll engraving down each side, chambers have 2-1/2″ wedge of scroll engraving with gold lightning bolt. Bottom of bbl lug is fully foliate scroll engraved. Bbl flats have been jeweled. Inside forend iron is fully engraved with flowing foliate scroll and ribbon with engraved SN. Outside of forend iron is foliate scroll engraved with 3 gold oak leaves and branch. Forend escutcheon is engraved to match inside with roller release with fine checkering. The regular size frame has beautiful flowing foliate scroll, two gold setters and gold pheasant with stippled background on left plate, three gold ducks in flight, two with gold marsh grass, and stippled background on right plate, gold quail on trigger plate, clusters of three oak leaves on each side, three gold oak leaves on each side forward portion or receiver with same on back of fences, top of action, and top lever. Top tang is fully foliate scroll engraved with SAFE in gold, trigger guard is 90% scroll engraved with bow inlaid in gold “D.K. WASHBURN”. Trigger plate is fully engraved around trigger with gold “L” & “R”, selector is fully scroll engraved, trigger with oval of fine checkering. Safety is scroll engraved with raised center finely checkered. Mounted with superb streaked walnut, elaborate checkered pistol grip with ribbons, gold grip cap w/foliate scrollwork and flower blossom in center. Hawkins vented recoil pad. Fully checkered beavertail forend with ribbons and schnable tip. Stock and forend are numbered to the gun. Bore diameter: left -.730, right -.727. Bore restrictions: left -.028, right -.025. Wall thickness: left -.029, right -.028. Drop at heel: 2-3/16″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 8lbs. 1oz. LOP 13-7/8″. Accompanied with Cody Firearms Museum Marlin Firearms Co. letter, identifying as Deluxe grade, 12ga, 30″ bbls, regular frame, auto-ejectors, selective Hunter-One trigger, ventilated rib, beavertail forend, start date March 23, 1939, proof date July 11, 1939, pattern date July 12, 1939, finish date August 17, 1939, ship date August 16, 1939 (per record), sold to Harper & Reynolds, Los Angeles, CA. Also accompanied by a fine hand-tooled leather case, marked “A.H. HARDY/MAKER/BEVERLY HILLS CAL.” on bottom. Top has tooled floral design with center marked “DKW”. Included in case is the original L.C. Smith factory hanging tag and a variety of period cleaning equipment. Donald K. Washburn was a wealthy and well known sportsman, and owner of the “7-UP” Bottling Company in Los Angeles. Special Note: Per factory records, only 5 months were allowed in the production of this special order for this fine L.C. Smith. This was a tremendous rush order. It is assumed that the gun was needed right away and the Maker was pushed to the limits to meet a deadline. The observed normal completion time for such high grade L.C. Smith guns is commonly 12-18 months. This rushed production schedule, combined with the general turmoil within the Hunter Arms Co. in 1939 (financially the Company was doing poorly and was for sale), serves to explain certain apparent internal production shortcuts and quality deficiencies which can be discerned with careful scrutiny. It is important to note that externally, for the most part, this gun has the overall general appearance of a Deluxe Grade L. C. Smith shotgun. Some examples of differences are the lack of extra internal polishing and jeweling and discrepancies in internal markings. Julia’s guarantees this gun to be the genuine article as ordered in 1939 with refreshed wood and barrel finish. PROVENANCE: Consignor obtained this item directly from the Washburn Estate in the early 1980s. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbls retain 97-98% of a professionally restored blue with a few tiny handling marks, and minor nicks & scrapes and rubbed areas from forend. Receiver retains 95-97% orig case colors with some minor thinning on sharp edges and around cut out for bbl lug on bottom of receiver. Trigger guard retains about 90% orig blue, slightly thinning through grip area. Stock is sound with sharp refreshed checkering and a few minor light handling marks and retains nearly all of a finely restored oil finish. Forend is sound with sharp refreshed checkering, a few small dents on left side, retaining nearly all of its fine restored oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, non-auto-safety, strong ejectors and bright shiny bores. Case is in fine condition with some minor scuffing on corners. 4-38155 (50,000-100,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010 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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