*SCARCE L.C. SMITH TRAP GRADE WILD FOWL DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN.

*SCARCE L.C. SMITH TRAP GRADE WILD FOWL DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN RE98405. Beautiful long range duck gun with 3” chambers and so marked on bbl flats. It has 30” Crown Steel bbls choked FULL/MOD with concave, tapered, matted rib, sgl bead, crossbolt rib extension, ejectors & dbl triggers. Bottom of bbl lug is engraved “WILD FOWL”. Mounted with beautiful, slab sawed, highly figured, checkered American walnut with black insert, splinter forearm and pistol grip stock, 14-1/2” over a serrated, hard rubber buttplate. Lockplates are engraved in typical trap grade patterns with five trap shooters on left side and a live pigeon shooter on right side with maker’s name on each lockplate and with light arabesque patterns. Top lever & triggerguard are engraved to match as is the forend iron. Bore diameter: left – .728, right – .728. Bore restrictions: left – .042, right – .021. Wall thickness: left – .023, right – .026. Drop at heel: 2-3/8”, drop at comb: 1-3/8”. Weight: 7 lbs. 13.12 oz. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this shotgun as a Trap grade, 12 ga. with 30” bbls, regular frame & ejectors finished Dec. 5, 1927 and shipped July 25, 1928 to Von Lengerke & Antoine. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain 96-97% strong, restored rust blue with slight muzzle edge wear. Receiver & lockplates retain most of their orig case colors, strong & bright on lockplates, somewhat faded over top of receiver, turning silver on bottom front. Triggerguard retains most of its restored blue. Wood is sound and retains about all of an exceptionally fine, professionally restored finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. 4-30200 JR176 (2,000-3,500)

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
	1403	$3,450.00	SCARCE L.C. SMITH TRAP GRADE WILD FOWL DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN RE98405. Beautiful long range duck gun with 3” chambers and so marked on bbl flats. It has 30” Crown Steel bbls choked FULL/MOD with concave, tapered, matted rib, sgl bead, crossbolt rib extension, ejectors & dbl triggers. Bottom of bbl lug is engraved “WILD FOWL”. Mounted with beautiful, slab sawed, highly figured, checkered American walnut with black insert, splinter forearm and pistol grip stock, 14-1/2” over a serrated, hard rubber buttplate. Lockplates are engraved in typical trap grade patterns with five trap shooters on left side and a live pigeon shooter on right side with maker’s name on each lockplate and with light arabesque patterns. Top lever & triggerguard are engraved to match as is the forend iron. Bore diameter: left – .728, right – .728. Bore restrictions: left – .042, right – .021. Wall thickness: left – .023, right – .026. Drop at heel: 2-3/8”, drop at comb: 1-3/8”. Weight: 7 lbs. 13.12 oz. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this shotgun as a Trap grade, 12 ga. with 30” bbls, regular frame & ejectors finished Dec. 5, 1927 and shipped July 25, 1928 to Von Lengerke & Antoine. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain 96-97% strong, restored rust blue with slight muzzle edge wear. Receiver & lockplates retain most of their orig case colors, strong & bright on lockplates, somewhat faded over top of receiver, turning silver on bottom front. Triggerguard retains most of its restored blue. Wood is sound and retains about all of an exceptionally fine, professionally restored finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. 4-30200 JR176 (2,000-3,500) 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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