Well, you do have an old one. Need better pics of the barrels and more close-ups to determine condition; they may be damascus. Need to know what guage it is as Smith had diff. Serial numbers for diff. It is an 'O' grade because of the O under the serial number which puts it before 1913. Looks like it has been re-stocked.
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Right now, I'm going to take a guess of made in 1897.Are those protruding firing pins because the triggers have been pulled?over the hill and picking up speed.' I ask sir, what is the militia?
What is the value of a LC Smith double barrel shotgun? To figure out the actual value of a LC Smith shotgun (Elsie) you need to gather as much information about the gun your either selling.
It is the whole people.to disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.' .founding father George Mason. The gun in question is an 0-Grade which was introduced in 1895, and and by the serial number that is about the vintage of this gun. From 1895 to 1899 the 0-Grade came with Twist barrels. From 1899 to 1907 the standard barrels for this grade were Damascus, and after 1907 they offered the option of London fluid steel barrels in addition to the Damascus barrels on this grade.From 1895 to 1898, when the 00-Grade was introduced, the 0-Grade was Hunter Arms Company's lowest priced double, and they made over 22000 of them in 12-gauge.
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Dave was very close in the year, this gun was built in 1897. It looks to have a lot of grime on the barrels. This gun still has the first style joint check. The stock looks to be original, checkering is worn, firing pins will protrude like that, because of no tension on them.
If you hold receiver up, pins should fall out of sight. If they don't take a 4' adjustable and at the end of the receiver, the two arms, fit the adjustable it the ends and move them downward to re-cock hammers. You can also tell if they are cocked if they move easily.Also remember to always re-cock gun before taking it apart, or else you put a lot of stress on the for-end and could possibly crack the wood.Still a shootable gun, but have it checked out by a reputable double gun smith and only shoot low pressure low velocity shells in it, I would stay under 7500 psi.Value, condition is everything, if it were a 16 ga, or 10 ga. You could get from $800-$1000. Expect to get less.
That is with no pitting in the barrels or on the outside as well.10 ga. They made 1,98312 ga. After 1907 London Steel barrels only, 1,335They also made 1 14 ga.This 0 Grade after 1913 became Ideal Grade.Good luck with it. Buddy, that gun is a hopeless money pit on several levels. You'd have to be at least as good as Dewey Vicknair and capable of doing every bit of the work yourself and you'd still have a fixed up gun made from metal that has suffered badly over the last 100 + years.Man I hear ya, but that thing for some reason is talking to me.
And yea your right I don't know what I'm getting into really. But I do know that I'm a good craftsman, and I am capable of doing some nice finish work.
So a big part of me wants to try it.My major concern is barrels, can more modern barrels be found to put on it, or be made?Rick.
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