*SCARCE L.C. SMITH PREMIER SKEET GRADE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN.

Revised: 3/10/2007

*SCARCE L.C. SMITH PREMIER SKEET GRADE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN FWS54113. Scarce shotgun, one of only 507 produced in period 1946-50, with 28″ London Steel bbls choked SKEET1/SKEET2 with flat tapered matted rib, dbl ivory beads, ejectors & Hunter One-trigger. Mounted with very nicely figured, flame grain, checkered American walnut with beavertail forearm & straight stock, 13-3/4″ over a Jostam waffle pad. Lockplates are engraved with a flying partridge superimposed over shaded foliate arabesque patterns and right side has a clay pigeon over matching patterns. There are light engraving patterns on fences, top of receiver and other areas of receiver & triggerguard. Bore diameter: left – .729, right – .729. Bore restrictions: left – .008, right – .002. Wall thickness: left – .038, right – .042. Drop at heel: 2-1/4″, drop at comb: 1-1/4″. Weight: 7 lbs. 13.12 oz. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this shotgun as a Premier Skeet featherweight, ejector, one trigger, beavertail forearm & sgl sighting plane rib with 28” bbls, finished on May 18, 1950. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbls retain 98-99% strong orig blue with only slight muzzle edge wear. Receiver & lockplates retain virtually all of their orig factory case colors, brilliant in sheltered areas, moderately faded toward back edges of locks. Stock has a small chip back of top tang with some minor chipping around lockplates, a hairline crack on bottom by trigger plate and a small loose chip by receiver on left side otherwise wood is sound and retains about all of a professionally restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bores. 4-30205 JR3 (2,500-4,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1400	$4,025.00	Revised: 3/10/2007 SCARCE L.C. SMITH PREMIER SKEET GRADE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN FWS54113. Scarce shotgun, one of only 507 produced in period 1946-50, with 28″ London Steel bbls choked SKEET1/SKEET2 with flat tapered matted rib, dbl ivory beads, ejectors & Hunter One-trigger. Mounted with very nicely figured, flame grain, checkered American walnut with beavertail forearm & straight stock, 13-3/4″ over a Jostam waffle pad. Lockplates are engraved with a flying partridge superimposed over shaded foliate arabesque patterns and right side has a clay pigeon over matching patterns. There are light engraving patterns on fences, top of receiver and other areas of receiver & triggerguard. Bore diameter: left – .729, right – .729. Bore restrictions: left – .008, right – .002. Wall thickness: left – .038, right – .042. Drop at heel: 2-1/4″, drop at comb: 1-1/4″. Weight: 7 lbs. 13.12 oz. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this shotgun as a Premier Skeet featherweight, ejector, one trigger, beavertail forearm & sgl sighting plane rib with 28” bbls, finished on May 18, 1950. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbls retain 98-99% strong orig blue with only slight muzzle edge wear. Receiver & lockplates retain virtually all of their orig factory case colors, brilliant in sheltered areas, moderately faded toward back edges of locks. Stock has a small chip back of top tang with some minor chipping around lockplates, a hairline crack on bottom by trigger plate and a small loose chip by receiver on left side otherwise wood is sound and retains about all of a professionally restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bores. 4-30205 JR3 (2,500-4,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007 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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