Image Lot Price Description






1391
$3,450.00
Revised: 3/10/2007 

*L.C. SMITH CROWN GRADE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN 220003. Fine graded L.C. Smith shotgun with 26” nitro steel bbls choked IMP-CYL/FULL in reverse order. It has tapered, matted, concave rib, dbl ivory beads, crossbolt rib extension, ejectors & dbl triggers. Right bbl is engraved “L.C. SMITH Crown GRADE” and “MADE TO ORDER BY THE HUNTER ARMS CO, INC., FULTON, N.Y.” on the left. Mounted with very highly figured, burl, circassion walnut with black insert, checkered splinter forearm & straight stock, 14” over a crystallized, solid red pad. Receiver & lockplates are very beautifully engraved with vignettes of bird dogs on each side, surrounded by floral & foliate arabesque patterns with the appended metal engraved to match. Opening lever has an inlaid gold crown. Engraving extends about 1-1/2” over chamber areas and there is a gold decorative line at joint of rib and rib extension. Bore diameter: left – .730, right – .728. Bore restrictions: left – .011, right – .036. Wall thickness: left – .035, right – .032. Drop at heel: 2-3/4”, drop at comb: 1-5/8”. Weight: 6 lbs. 11.84 oz. The Cody Firearms Museum has no record of this shotgun. CONDITION: Fine. Bbls, receiver & lockplate retain virtually all of a fine, professionally restored finish. Bbls have a smooth blue finish and receiver & lockplate fine subtle case colors. Stock has a hairline back of left lockplate and forearm a tiny crack at receiver, otherwise wood is sound and retains most of a very old, professionally restored finish with freshened checkering. There are several small grain checks in left side of butt and crazing in both sides of buttstock finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. 4-30196 JR169 (3,000-5,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007
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