*VERY FINE L.C. SMITH MONOGRAM GRADE.

*VERY FINE L.C. SMITH MONOGRAM GRADE. SN 207831. Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 30″ Bbls with slightly raised, matted, concave rib are engraved on tops “SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH FLUID COMPRESSED STEEL” and “MADE TO ORDER BY THE Hunter Arms Co FULTON, N.Y.” (Rib extension is unmarked.) Bbl flats are engine turned and have SN engraved. Bottoms of bbls are deeply struck with Whitworth sheaf of wheat trademarks. Regular weight action is engraved with patent dates and SN on water table, has well filed beads around fences, and features non-automatic safety and “Hunter One Trigger”. Action is engraved with about 80% coverage small scroll with rose highlights on front of lockplates, fences, and top of action, as well as bottom, where they are above and below a flying duck. Lockplates each have a pair of pigeons flying through scroll, and with “L. C. Smith” at bottoms. Trigger guard has matching scroll and roses, with SN at grip. Very fine stump figured and marbled European walnut semi-pistol grip buttstock measures 14-3/8″ over ribbed composition buttplate. Borderless 30 LPI checkering has fleur-di-lis piercing fancy bordered pattern, with ribbons through at knob. A gold oval at top near heel is engraved “R. M. E.” Matching splinter ejector forend has near full checkering with fleur-di-lis ribbons through pattern, inset ebony tip, banjo shaped secondary release escutcheon, and with ejector patent information engraved on iron. Bore diameter: left-.727, right -.726. Bore restrictions: left -.032 (Full), right -.011 (IC). Wall thickness: left -.033, right -.033. Drop at heel: 2-5/8″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 7 lbs. 12 oz. LOP: 14-3/8″. PROVENANCE: Cody Museum records stating finished inspection was Mar 23, 1907. CONDITION: Very fine, as partially refinished. Bbls retain nearly all of a fine quality rust blue, engraving still clear. Action retains most of its orig case hardening color which doesn’t appear to have ever really been bright. Bottom of action is silvered with some brown spotting. Tails of lockplates and top tang are also silver to brown. Trigger guard has been re-blued, and retains nearly all of that blue. Stocks have been nicely refinished with gloss oil, and have a few light subsequent marks. Checkering has been expertly re-cut. There is a repaired crack around entire top of action area running from the rear of one lockplate around to the other, does not flex. Bores are excellent, with some slight frosting. Action is tight. Ejectors are in time. Trigger works. A total of 266 Monogram grade guns were made between 1890 and 1945. It was always a high grade custom order gun, and the only L. C. Smith grade that the designation never changed from beginning of production to end. 4-49270 MGM136 (7,500-12,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013

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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	1406	$9,200.00	VERY FINE L.C. SMITH MONOGRAM GRADE. SN 207831. Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 30″ Bbls with slightly raised, matted, concave rib are engraved on tops “SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH FLUID COMPRESSED STEEL” and “MADE TO ORDER BY THE Hunter Arms Co FULTON, N.Y.” (Rib extension is unmarked.) Bbl flats are engine turned and have SN engraved. Bottoms of bbls are deeply struck with Whitworth sheaf of wheat trademarks. Regular weight action is engraved with patent dates and SN on water table, has well filed beads around fences, and features non-automatic safety and “Hunter One Trigger”. Action is engraved with about 80% coverage small scroll with rose highlights on front of lockplates, fences, and top of action, as well as bottom, where they are above and below a flying duck. Lockplates each have a pair of pigeons flying through scroll, and with “L. C. Smith” at bottoms. Trigger guard has matching scroll and roses, with SN at grip. Very fine stump figured and marbled European walnut semi-pistol grip buttstock measures 14-3/8″ over ribbed composition buttplate. Borderless 30 LPI checkering has fleur-di-lis piercing fancy bordered pattern, with ribbons through at knob. A gold oval at top near heel is engraved “R. M. E.” Matching splinter ejector forend has near full checkering with fleur-di-lis ribbons through pattern, inset ebony tip, banjo shaped secondary release escutcheon, and with ejector patent information engraved on iron. Bore diameter: left-.727, right -.726. Bore restrictions: left -.032 (Full), right -.011 (IC). Wall thickness: left -.033, right -.033. Drop at heel: 2-5/8″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 7 lbs. 12 oz. LOP: 14-3/8″. PROVENANCE: Cody Museum records stating finished inspection was Mar 23, 1907. CONDITION: Very fine, as partially refinished. Bbls retain nearly all of a fine quality rust blue, engraving still clear. Action retains most of its orig case hardening color which doesn’t appear to have ever really been bright. Bottom of action is silvered with some brown spotting. Tails of lockplates and top tang are also silver to brown. Trigger guard has been re-blued, and retains nearly all of that blue. Stocks have been nicely refinished with gloss oil, and have a few light subsequent marks. Checkering has been expertly re-cut. There is a repaired crack around entire top of action area running from the rear of one lockplate around to the other, does not flex. Bores are excellent, with some slight frosting. Action is tight. Ejectors are in time. Trigger works. A total of 266 Monogram grade guns were made between 1890 and 1945. It was always a high grade custom order gun, and the only L. C. Smith grade that the designation never changed from beginning of production to end. 4-49270 MGM136 (7,500-12,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 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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