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L.C. Smith ''Field Grade'' Side-by-Side Shotgun

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:NA
L.C. Smith ''Field Grade'' Side-by-Side Shotgun
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA
L.C. Smith ''Field Grade'' Side-by-Side Shotgun, #R140754, 12 ga., 2-3/4'' chs., 28'' blue finish barrels with 1/2'' concave matted rib and front brass bead, Full/Mod. chokes, with extractor. Standard weight frame has bright blue and purple case colors, with a highly polished blued triggerguard, double triggers and automatic top-tang sliding safety. Straight grain walnut pistol-grip stock and forend have a high-gloss varnish with 16 line-per-inch flat diamond checkering. Length of pull is 14-1/8'' to a black plastic ribbed buttplate, drop at comb is 1-1/2'', drop at heel is 2-1/2'', weight is 7-1/4 lbs., mfg. date ca. 1934. Overall condition remains very good, appearing to have been used only occasionally and retaining a tight action and bright bores with patchy dried grease residue. Original blue finish is 95% with scattered scratches and a small dent with areas of oxidation and light pitting on the right barrel 9'' from the muzzle; frame case colors are 90% with freckling and light scratching on the sides and fading toward the lug recess and upper tang. The refreshed stock has small impressions and scrapes; buttplate is fractured 1'' below the heel and buttplate screws are mismatched. Wood grain is lifting somewhat behind the sideplates. Est.: $1,200-$1,600. (C&R)