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$5,175.00
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*FINE L.C.SMITH SMALL BORE FIELD GRADE SIDE BY SIDE WITH EJECTORS. SN FWE182758. Cal. 410ga. 28″ bbls with tapered, matted rib, dual brass sighting beads, 3″ chambers MOD/FULL choke, ejectors and dbl triggers. Chamber area, top of right bbl is marked “L.C. Smith Field Grade” and left bbl “Hunter Arms Co. Inc. M’F’R’S Fulton N.Y. U.S.A”. Standard, non-engraved rcvr with “L.C. Smith” stamped forward portion of each sideplate. Mounted with nicely figured walnut with checkered, splintered forend, checkered pistol grip with hard rubber grip cap and brown, ventilated recoil pad marked “Kerr’s/Beverly Hills Custom Made by Pachmayr”. Kerr’s was a well to do sporting good in Beverly hills that sold a lot of these dainty .410 Smiths, as well as many of their high grade guns. Bore diameter: left -NA, right -NA. Bore restrictions: left -NA, right -NA. Wall thickness: left -NA, right -NA. Drop at heel: 2-7/16″, drop at comb:1-3/8″ . Weight:6lbs10oz. Length of pull: 14-1/2″. CONDITION: Fine. Bbls retain 90% orig blue with some minor muzzle wear, some minor surface oxidation about 2″ back from each muzzle, a few minor nicks and dings, some faint thinning in forearm area, and a faint rub line on each bbl from forend. Rcvr retains 80% orig case colours with some wear, turning a silver patina across bottom and sharp edges. Triggerguard retains 90% orig blue with some minor thinning through grip area. Stock is sound with numerous nicks and scrapes in the orig varnish showing hand worn patina through grip area and some flaking of orig varnish near recoil pad. Forend is sound with some minor nicks and dings, showing 50% orig varnish mixed with a hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp with automatic safety, strong ejectors, nice shiny bores as gun has seen very little use with top lever well right of center. 4-37298 BDT37 (5,000-7,000)
Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 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. |