*SCARCE L.C. SMITH GRADE AE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN.

*SCARCE L.C. SMITH GRADE AE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. Spectacular high-grade L.C. Smith with 30” bbls, choked FULL/FULL. It has a tapered smooth concave rib with single brass bead, marked on the top “SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH FLUID COMPRESSED STEEL MADE TO ORDER BY THE HUNTER ARMS CO. FULTON N.Y.”. It has ejectors and Hunter One Trigger. It has beautiful marble cake French walnut wood with full-checkered horn-tipped splinter forearm and straight stock 14-1/54” over a Hawkins pad. The forearm and wrist are checkered at about 24 lines per inch with beautifully detailed raised ribbon fleur-di-lis carving. It has raised sidepanels around the lockplates. The receiver and lockplates have full coverage, extremely fine, and in great detail, intertwining foliate arabesque and floral engraving patterns. The sidelocks have oval vignettes of a raised engraved setter on the left side and a matching pointer on the right side. Just above the vignette on each sideplate, hidden in the engraving, is a flying partridge on the left side and a woodcock on the right. The fences are relief-engraved with 4 oak leaves on each side and a raised relief scallop. The bottom of the receiver, and the front edges of the receiver, have clusters of flowers with an identical cluster on the trigger bow. The lower tang, top tang, opening lever and forend iron are engraved to match. The trigger plate has a small vignette of a spaniel holding a dead quail. The inside of the forend iron is engraved to match and also has a vignette engraved with the ejector patent number and date. The left side of the trigger plate, beside the trigger, is engraved “HUNTER ONE TRIGGER”. The water table on bbls and sides of the lug are very nicely jeweled. The water table on the receiver is engraved with the patent dates and the serial number. The top tang has “S” in gold and the trigger has “L” & “R” in gold. The drop at the heel is 2” and 1-3/8” at the comb. Accompanied by a Huey oak and leather trunk case with green felt lining and compartments for the individual pieces, a pair of nickeled L.C. Smith snap caps and a Dixon square nickeled oil bottle along with a 2-piece wood and brass wiping rod. There is a maker’s label in the lid. The Huey nameplate is #3. Also accompanies is a ’s Firearms letter, dated July 8, 1985, to Chris Belcher of Chadick’s and signed by William S. Brophy. In the letter, Mr. Brophy states that he has examined this shotgun and found it to be a factory original A3. He states that he has examined 4 of the 18 A3 guns manufactured and this one is typical of the others examined. He further states that it is one of the finest L.C. shotguns manufactured. Also accompanying are photographs of the shotgun with the left lockplate removed, which shows the A3 marking. SN 204235. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbls retain most of a very fine re-blacking. The receiver and lockplates retain 75-80% faded original case colors, bright around the fences and under the opening lever with the balance turned silver. The stock has a hairline back of the right lockplate, otherwise the wood is sound and retains about all of its fine professional custom finish with very minor handling and use marks. Bright shiny bores. The case is extremely fine. 4-50088 JR405 (10,000-15,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2003

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
	997	$20,700.00	SCARCE L.C. SMITH GRADE AE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. Spectacular high-grade L.C. Smith with 30” bbls, choked FULL/FULL. It has a tapered smooth concave rib with single brass bead, marked on the top “SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH FLUID COMPRESSED STEEL MADE TO ORDER BY THE HUNTER ARMS CO. FULTON N.Y.”. It has ejectors and Hunter One Trigger. It has beautiful marble cake French walnut wood with full-checkered horn-tipped splinter forearm and straight stock 14-1/54” over a Hawkins pad. The forearm and wrist are checkered at about 24 lines per inch with beautifully detailed raised ribbon fleur-di-lis carving. It has raised sidepanels around the lockplates. The receiver and lockplates have full coverage, extremely fine, and in great detail, intertwining foliate arabesque and floral engraving patterns. The sidelocks have oval vignettes of a raised engraved setter on the left side and a matching pointer on the right side. Just above the vignette on each sideplate, hidden in the engraving, is a flying partridge on the left side and a woodcock on the right. The fences are relief-engraved with 4 oak leaves on each side and a raised relief scallop. The bottom of the receiver, and the front edges of the receiver, have clusters of flowers with an identical cluster on the trigger bow. The lower tang, top tang, opening lever and forend iron are engraved to match. The trigger plate has a small vignette of a spaniel holding a dead quail. The inside of the forend iron is engraved to match and also has a vignette engraved with the ejector patent number and date. The left side of the trigger plate, beside the trigger, is engraved “HUNTER ONE TRIGGER”. The water table on bbls and sides of the lug are very nicely jeweled. The water table on the receiver is engraved with the patent dates and the serial number. The top tang has “S” in gold and the trigger has “L” & “R” in gold. The drop at the heel is 2” and 1-3/8” at the comb. Accompanied by a Huey oak and leather trunk case with green felt lining and compartments for the individual pieces, a pair of nickeled L.C. Smith snap caps and a Dixon square nickeled oil bottle along with a 2-piece wood and brass wiping rod. There is a maker’s label in the lid. The Huey nameplate is #3. Also accompanies is a ’s Firearms letter, dated July 8, 1985, to Chris Belcher of Chadick’s and signed by William S. Brophy. In the letter, Mr. Brophy states that he has examined this shotgun and found it to be a factory original A3. He states that he has examined 4 of the 18 A3 guns manufactured and this one is typical of the others examined. He further states that it is one of the finest L.C. shotguns manufactured. Also accompanying are photographs of the shotgun with the left lockplate removed, which shows the A3 marking. SN 204235. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbls retain most of a very fine re-blacking. The receiver and lockplates retain 75-80% faded original case colors, bright around the fences and under the opening lever with the balance turned silver. The stock has a hairline back of the right lockplate, otherwise the wood is sound and retains about all of its fine professional custom finish with very minor handling and use marks. Bright shiny bores. The case is extremely fine. 4-50088 JR405 (10,000-15,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2003 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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