April 24-25, 2019 Extraordinary, Sporting, & Collector Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/24/2019
Nice early L.C. Smith made around 1893. The gun has a concave, matted rib brass front bead and is marked with Hunter Arms-Fulton address on top towards breech end. Fine Damascus pattern. Serial number on barrel flats and water table. The frame is engraved with a fine scroll pattern and equipped with a pair of triggers and a dual-function auto-manual safety on the tang. Both locks are engraved with an oval game scene, with a pair of quail on right, woodcock on left in a field on each side. Checkered splinter forearm and capped pistol grip stock with a scalloped horn grip cap and a checkered buttplate with a scene of two hunting dogs in a field between the screws. CONDITION: Very good with 85% of brown Damascus pattern on the barrels and light some gray streaking and mild handling marks overall along with a few light dings. Over half of the original case colors are present on the frame and side plates, with the color especially vivid on the locks, showing a mixed gray patina on the remainder and some light spotting. The buttstock is very good with some scratches and handling marks, top portion of buttplate with filler repair. Forearm is very good with the center escutcheon appearing to be a replacement with some wood filler towards bottom of escutcheon and checkering recut long ago. Mechanically very good, bores are bright with some minor orange peel. A nice old L.C..
Internal Bore Diameter
(L) .734 (R) .731