Image Lot Price Description



3197
$4,772.00

*FINE L.C. SMITH SPECIALTY GRADE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. SN FWE8854. Cal. 20 ga. Hunter Arms L.C. Smith with 28″ Nitro steel bbls choked FULL/MOD with tapered concave matted rib, dbl ivory beads (center bead broken), crossbolt rib extension, ejectors & dbl triggers. Lockplates & receiver are very nicely engraved with vignette of two quail on left side and a flying duck on right side, all surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns with light patterns at breech end of bbls. Appended metal is engraved to match. Bottom tang is engraved “S / S”. Mounted with very nicely figured feather crotch American walnut with black insert checkered splinter forearm and straight hand stock, 14″ over a serrated hard rubber buttplate. Bore diameter: left – .613, right – .614. Bore restrictions: left – .021, right – .017. Wall thickness: left – .032, right – .046. Drop at heel: 2″, drop at comb: 1-1/4″. Weight: 6 lbs. 3.2 oz. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbls retain 92-94% strong orig blue with light wear on sides of chambers and a few nicks about mid-point on right bbl. Lockplates retain 75-80% light case colors & receiver about 30% faded case colors with balance a bright silver. Trigger guard retains about 85% orig bright blue. Stock has a chip & hairline back of top tang and a hairline back of each lockplate, otherwise wood is sound with light handling & use marks and retains 75-80% of a fine restored finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. 4-59840 JR273 (4,000-6,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 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.