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1401
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$8,050.00
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Revised: 3/10/2007
*RARE L.C. SMITH FEATHERWEIGHT UPGRADED TRAP GRADE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 410. SN FWE141717. Beautiful little shotgun with 28” Crown Steel bbls choked FULL/MOD with flat, tapered, matted rib, sgl bead, crossbolt rib extension, ejectors & dbl triggers. Mounted with nicely figured, replacement burl, American Claro walnut with checkered, black insert, splinter forearm and straight stock, 14” over a serrated, hard rubber buttplate. Receiver & lockplates are engraved in typical trap grade patterns with five trap shooters on left side and a live pigeon shooter on right side with light flourishes of arabesque patterns. Opening lever, triggerguard & forend iron are engraved to match. Unable to gauge bore diameter, bore restrictions or wall thickness. Drop at heel: 2-1/2”, drop at comb: 1-1/2”. Weight: 6 lbs. .96 oz. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this shotgun as originally a Field grade featherweight with ejectors, caliber 410 with 28” bbls shipped Aug. 26, 1935 to Simon Atlas Inc. CONDITION: Very fine. Retains virtually all of its fine, professional, custom finish to both metal & wood with strong, crisp rust blue on bbls & triggerguard with a couple of small nicks on rib. Receiver & lockplates retain brilliant, orig style case colors with some very slight edge wear. Wood is sound with a minor nick or two. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bores. 4-30197 JR187 (10,000-15,000)
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. |