DAY ONE: The Collection of Charline & Red McCombs

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Lot 522

Red McCombs | LC Smith Shotgun Inscribed to R.D. Cunningham from Kelly AFB, San Antonio

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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$1,900

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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

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Serial: 353410
Manufacturer: L.C. Smith / Hunter Arms Co
Model: Ideal Grade SXS
Caliber: 12ga
Barrel Length: 30 in.
OAL: 46.25 in.
Condition: Good-commensurate with age; light pressure dents & scratches with some shrinkage; surface level oxidation with some very light pitting & sporadic light dents; bores are mostly good with some very light pitting
Marked: "RD CUNNINGHAM" / "FIELD SUPERITEDENT" / "WITH BEST WISHES" / "STONE & WEVSTER EMPLOYEES" / "KELLY FIELD" / "1918" in placard inset in left side of stock
Note from owner: World War I period "L. C. Smith" 12 gauge shotgun. Professionally inscribed "To An Engineer Building The A F Base At Kelly Field, 1918."
Provenance: Property from the personal estate collection of iconic Texas businessman, civic leader and philanthropist Billy Joe Red McCombs (1927-2023) from his home in Olmos Park, Texas; previously on long-term loan to either San Antonio Academy or the Bexar County Courthouse; this lot is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity as property from the McCombs personal estate

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