The trigger guard/bottom tang has scattered light marks. The receiver and sideplates retain the darker figuring from their case-color with the lighter colored areas having gone to gray and tehre is scattered light freckling. Overall Condition: This shotgun retains about 87% of its metal finish. The barrels have a few scattered light marks with thinning finish at the muzzles. Type of Finish: The barrels and trigger guard are blued and the receiver and upper tang are case colored.īore Condition: The bores are bright. The stocks rate in about Very Good-plus overall condition. The drop at comb is 1 3/8″ and the drop at heel is 2 1/4″. The plate has very little wear, in about Fine-plus condition. The LOP measures 14” from the front of the forward trigger and 13 1/8” from the front of the rear trigger to the back of the buttplate. The wood is generally proud to the metal. The checkering is smoooth and well defined. The stocks have scattered light compressions, scuffs and drag lines. Stock Configuration & Condition: The stocks are two-piece checkered walnut with a splinter forend, capped pistol grip, straight comb and serrated black hard rubber buttplate. Sights / Optics: This shotgun has a brass bead fixed to the front of the rib.
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The right of the water table is marked “FWS 31499 / FIELD”.īarrel Length: The barrels are 28″ in length and have a full length finely serrated solid rib down the center. CHAMBER”. The inside of the forend iron is marked “314199”. Each side of the barrel flat has a proof mark, the left barrel flat is marked “31499 / FIELD 2 3/4 IN. The bottom of each barrel is marked “ARMOR STEEL”.
Markings: The top of the right barrel is marked “L.C. Smith Production Records” by Stubbendieck)Īction Type: Top Lever Opening Sidelock Double Barreled Shotgun The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.Arrow_back Returns To All Sold Items arrow_back Return To Sold Fine Modern Arms
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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. Mechanics are fine, left ejector is a little weak but both ejectors are functional and the Hunter One-Trigger is completely functional, brilliant shiny bores. Stock has the obligatory hairlines back of lockplates, otherwise wood is sound and retains most of a thin added finish and the aforementioned pad. Receiver & sidelocks retain most of their orig factory case colors, moderately faded and turned silver on bottom front of receiver. Bbls are sound with good ring and retain about 90% strong orig factory blue. Drop at the heel: 2-1/2″ Drop at the comb: 1-1/2″ Wall thickness – left. All martially marked dbl bbl shotguns are rare but this one is especially rare being one of only nine ever purchased by the government. Smith being offered for sale with the identical acceptance marks & inspector initials. A search of the internet disclosed a photograph of another L.C. 208 of the referenced publication shows that this shotgun was among the 4,669 L.C.
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of the referenced publication shows that nine Wild Fowl shotguns in the serial range 197321 through 202813 were purchased by Rochester Ordnance. Smiths through the Rochester Ordnance District, Rochester, NY. Army Air Force purchased a number of L.C. Smith Shotguns, Brophy, during WWII the U.S. Mounted with checkered slab-sawed American walnut with squarish splinter forearm and semi-pistol grip stock with hard rubber grip cap and a crystallized old White Line waffle pad with collapsed toe. Receiver is equipped with Hunter One-Trigger and the receiver & sidelocks are undecorated except for the maker’s name on the toe of each sidelock. Bowlin, the Commander of Rochester Ordnance District in 1942-43). Bottom right bbl flat is stamped with the Ordnance Corps acceptance marks of a flaming bomb and small Ordnance wheel along with the inspector initials “RLB” (Col.
Bottom of the bbl lug is marked “WILD FOWL” in a small rectangle. Smith rib extension for the patented rotary crossbolt. Smith with 32″ Armor steel bbl, choked FULL/FULL with tapered concave matted rib, dbl ivory beads and ejectors. SMITH/HUNTER ARMS WILD FOWL DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN.
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