Militaria, Clocks, & Science
Description:
L.C. Smith No. 3 Grade 12 Gauge Double-barrel Shotgun, c. 1896, serial number 2244, walnut stock with checkered forend and grip, case hardened frame, plates engraved with foliate design, the left with a pair of quail in a field scene inside an oval panel, the right with a pair of woodcocks in a field scene inside and oval panel, marked "L.C. SMITH," blued barrels with textured rib, barrels marked "L.C. SMITH Three GRADE/HUNTER ARMS CO. INC. M'F'R'S FULTON, N.Y., U.S.A.," overall lg. 46 3/4 in.
Estimate $700-900
Barrels reblued.
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Keywords
FULTON, United States
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200