Guns International #: 103214162

Category - LC Smith Shotguns - Shotguns - American Double

Category
LC Smith Shotguns
Shotguns - American Double

L.C. Smith 3E 16 Ga – 2 BARREL SET, LEATHER CASE, RARE, vintage firearms

Description:
General Specs: L.C. Smith, 1906, 16 Gauge, 6lbs. 8oz., Chokes SK/M; M/F, LOP 14", DAH 2 3/4", DAC 1 1/2"
Serial Number:  205170 

Those who study L.C. Smith guns recognize the “Pre-1913” Elsies are the best of the Hunter Arms Company’s offerings, produced when double guns were profitable and the maker could afford to attend to the smallest details.  The sculpting of the frame, the wood-to-metal fit, the careful heading up of the stock to the action resulting in no issues of splitting or cracking, the perfectly cut checkering, the gracefully hand engraved game scenes and scroll all come together to exemplify the early American gunmaker’s art.  They only made 253 Grade 3 guns in 16ga., only about 30 or so with the graceful, eye pleasing English style stock, and only a handful with factory fitted second set of barrels. There are fewer than 200 left on the planet, as many have been lost or fallen into disrepair.  Here we have one, sn205170 made in 1906, and WHAT A GUN IT IS.  Study the detailed photos of this gun and you will see a hand-filed, gracefully contoured frame where the top of the action flows into the barrels, the hand-engraved scroll and game scenes carved into steel, perfect screws, 70% aged factory case color, highly figured English walnut showing honey background, dark streaks and smokey curls, profuse fiddleback, superb hand cut checkering, and superb wood-to-metal fit.  The satin oil finish is flawless and the vintage Silvers pad is visually pleasing and functional.  Both sets of barrels have tight ribs, fit tight on hinge pin and breech face, have mirror shiny bores, versatile choked SK/M and M/F, and show a deep rust blue.  THE SECOND SET OF BARRELS (MARKED OOE GRADE) WERE ADDED TO THE GUN AT THE FACTORY AS THE INDIVIDUAL STAMPS ON BOTH SETS OF BARRELS EXACTLY MATCH THE STAMPS ON THE ACTION.  They were all stamped with the same set of stamps at the factory.  The mechanics are in perfect working order, as this is a VFI CERTIFIED GUN; we stripped the action and forend iron to the small parts, Ultrasonic cleaned all, scrubbed to clean metal, inspected all for function and integrity, lubricated and reassembled, now with a 90-day mechanical warranty.  This is a $450 service in our shop.  PRESENTLY IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND 2 ½” 16GA. SHELLS.  BECAUSE OF THIS, VFI GUNSMITHS HAVE CAREFULLY MEASURED THE BARREL WALL THICKNESS AHEAD OF THE CHAMBER AND HAVE LENGTHENED THE CHAMBERS TO 2 ¾” AND EXTENDED THE FORCING CONES TO 1 ½” TAPERS SO THAT YOU CAN SHOOT MODERN 2 ¾” LOADS THROUGH THIS GUN.  This is a $440 service in our shop.   This gun needs nothing but a date in the field…it is ready to go for another 119 years.  We have housed this L.C. Smith in a vintage leather case, custom fit to the gun so the action and barrel sets cannot move within, protected the areas where metal typically shreds felt by using color matched pieces of leather, added trade label and accessories for a perfect case for travel and show (a $1850 case in our shop).  This gun will cover all your upland bird hunts with versatile chokes.  Just in time for the upcoming bird season, a rare pre-1913 L.C. Smith will only go up in value as you enjoy its use.  Don’t miss out on this beautiful 2-barrel set.  See the specifications below.  Thanks for looking!

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Barrels
Barrel Length:   1=26"; 2=28" OOE grade
Chokes:   SK/M .004/.018; #2= M/F .018/.025
Bores:   mirror both sets
Bore Diameter:   1=.662/.662; 2=.651 both
Wall Thickness:   .031/.032; .025/.028
% Blue:   #1= 99%; #2 99% factory
Chambers:   both 2 3/4" with cones by VFI
Ribs:   tight both
Sights:  single

Action
Action:  1=tight Right of Center; #2=tight Centered
Ejectors:   timed
Receiver Condition:   70% factory cc, faded , thin, but there
Screws:   perfect
Engraving:   clear sharp
Trigger Type:   Single Select Trigger-crisp
Trigger Guard Color:   40% factory blue

Stock
Type:   English/splinter; well figured English walnut with fiddleback
LOP:   14" from rear trigger
LOP To End Of Wood:   13"
DAH:   2 3/4"
DAC:   1 1/2"
Cast:   3/16" off
Checkering Condition:   excellent
Butt Treatment:   vintage Silvers pad

INQUIRIES
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on long guns. If it is a “VFI Certified” gun there is a 90 day mechanical warranty. Call or email us for more details or questions. Thanks! Vintage Firearms.
Payment and Shipping

Ways to Pay: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3.5% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3.5% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax Collected: AZ, FL, GA, MI, MO, PA, TX, WI
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $190.00 within continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK.
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes or No. C&R licenses accepted for shipping C&R eligible guns

Other
Terms of Purchase: Check your local and state laws before purchasing. It is the buyer’s responsibility to confirm his/her right to own the firearm or any item before purchasing.
PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. View all listings and our full inventory of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. Thanks for looking!We employ full time gunsmiths on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs “tweaked”, let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns “as found” and others want them “just so”. We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.

Shotgun Gauge: 16 Gauge

Price: $7,950.00