l-c-smith-field-grade-12-gauge-sidelock-shotgun
Lot 8068
L.C. Smith Field Grade 12 Gauge Sidelock Shotgun
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Serial number 111042 on watertable, barrel flat and forend metal, 30 in. blued barrels marked L.C. SMITH FIELD GRADE / HUNTER ARMS CO. INC. MFR'S FULTON, N.Y., U.S.A. with single front bead sight, both barrels choked F, shell extractors, receiver marked L.C. SMITH on each side, checkered walnut stock and forend with original buttplate.

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Overall length 46 3/8 in.

Private Collection, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

DOM: 1927, LOP: 14 1/8 in., DAC: 1 11/16 in., DAH: 3 in, CH: 2 5/8 in., FFL Status: Curio or Relic.

L.C. Smith shotguns, produced from the late 19th to the mid-20th century, were celebrated for their exceptional craftsmanship and durability. Manufactured by the L.C. Smith Gun Company in Syracuse, New York, these shotguns featured innovative design elements and high-quality materials. Despite the company's closure in 1950, L.C. Smith shotguns remain highly valued by collectors for their historical significance and superior construction.

Overall good to very good estate condition, barrel and receiver have surface scratches and finish wear, stock and forend have field marks from age and use, buttstock has some scuffing and finish craquelure, bores are shiny.