Augie
Ultimate Member
Been a great weekend, first shot a vintage SxS Sporting Clay's shoot Saturday and then the wife and I took a trip today to a flea market in PA Sunday
To my surprise came upon a decent condition Quality 2, pretty much all original, tight and on face, lever still to the right, stock not cut, barrels have no pits.
Problems are some dents were taken out poorly in the left barrel a couple inches from the muzzle and the fore end has some small wood loss and the Dogs head insert is missing. The insert is available as a reproduction.
The Damascus barrels are the star pattern. The butt plate states Trap Gun. It is an extractor gun.
All in all it appear to be a nice early survivor, serial number is 19792, maybe 1888 to 1892 era, patent date is 1882. This is from the very start of LC Smith production.
Been awhile since I have bought a new to me LC and I am loving it.
To my surprise came upon a decent condition Quality 2, pretty much all original, tight and on face, lever still to the right, stock not cut, barrels have no pits.
Problems are some dents were taken out poorly in the left barrel a couple inches from the muzzle and the fore end has some small wood loss and the Dogs head insert is missing. The insert is available as a reproduction.
The Damascus barrels are the star pattern. The butt plate states Trap Gun. It is an extractor gun.
All in all it appear to be a nice early survivor, serial number is 19792, maybe 1888 to 1892 era, patent date is 1882. This is from the very start of LC Smith production.
Been awhile since I have bought a new to me LC and I am loving it.
