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1414
$5,175.00
Revised: 3/10/2007 

*L.C. SMITH UPGRADED SPECIALTY HAMMER DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN 168799. Beautiful hammer gun with 32” steel bbls choked FULL/FULL with tapered, concave, matted rib, sgl bead, crossbolt rib extension & extractor. Mounted with nicely figured, slab sawed, checkered, American walnut with splinter forearm & Prince of Wales rnd knob stock, 14-1/8” over a smooth, hard rubber buttplate. Receiver & lockplates are nicely engraved with two quail on left lockplate and a duck on right with maker’s name on each side, all surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns with some light patterns on chamber end of bbls. This shotgun is either an upgrade or has had the engraving enhanced. Bore diameter: left – .732, right – .729. Bore restrictions: left – .038, right – .035. Wall thickness: left – .025, right – .026. Drop at heel: 2-5/8”, drop at comb: 1-3/4”. Weight: 8 lbs. .96 oz. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this shotgun as originally a Field grade, 12 ga., with 32” Royal Steel bbls finished Jan. 8, 1912. CONDITION: Very fine. As completely restored with bright rust blue on bbls & triggerguard and brilliant case colors on receiver, lockplates, hammers & opening lever. Wood is sound with a minor chip by left lockplate and some minor chipping around bottom tang. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores that have been lightly honed. 4-30178 JR173 (5,000-10,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007
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