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Lot 156

L.C. Smith Ideal Grade 12 Gauge SXS Shotgun

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Starting Bid
$500

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$0 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,500 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Serial: 345042
Manufacturer: L.C. Smith / Hunter Arms Co. (c. 1913)
Model: Ideal Grade
Caliber: 12 Gauge
Barrel length: 30 in.
OAL: 46.5 in.
LOP: 13.875 in. (front trigger) and 13 in. (rear trigger)
Condition: Good; wood stock & forend have been lightly sanded & refinished nicely w/ recut checkering; light handling marks; barrels have gray patina w/ light scratches & scattered light rust; receiver has fading case colors w/ gray patina; light rust; bores are excellent & bright
Includes: engraved receiver; Damascus twist barrels; checkered stock & forend; dual bone bead sights
-unofficial Cody Firearm Museum factory letter having this gun listed as finished on November 26, 1913.
Marked: "I" on both the water table & barrel flats for Ideal Grade; no choke markings

Provenance: From the lifelong collection of Harold Wieser of Collecting Texas in Rosebud, Texas.

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