Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this Desirable side-by-side shotgun today for a penny start auction, this is the Hunter Arms/L.C. Smith Ideal Grade!
Between 1913 and 1945, Hunter Arms Company manufactured 22,542 Ideal Grade shotguns. The combined production figures for the period of 1912 through 1950 show a total of 26,686 Ideal Grades separated into the categories by caliber.
**ONLY 4,460 produced in 16 gauge**
Between 1913 and 1945, Hunter Arms Company manufactured 22,542 Ideal Grade shotguns. The combined production figures for the period of 1912 through 1950 show a total of 26,686 Ideal Grades separated into the categories by caliber.
**ONLY 4,460 produced in 16 gauge**
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Hunter Arms/L.C. Smith
Model: Ideal Grade
Serial: S35578
Caliber: 16 Gauge 2 3/4" Chambered
Finish: Blue Barrel with Color Case Hardened
Barrel Length: 28" with Full Choke Bores
Optics/Sights: Mid and Front Beads
Stock/Grips: Checkered Hardwood Pistol Grip Stock and Forearm
Action: Side-by-Side
Markings: The locks were engraved with a simple oak leaf design. The trigger guard and frame had additional, but minimal, engraving. L.C. SMITH was roll-stamped on the lock plates. The right barrel was roll-stamped L.C. SMITH-16 Ga-IDEAL-FULTON, N.Y. U.S.A.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Old age is one of the drawbacks of American side by sides. This country’s golden age of side-by-sides was pretty much over by the mid 1920s. By the time prohibition was repealed in ’33, our shotguns of choice had single barrels and pump-style actions. This means most of the doubles we come across today by Parker, Fox, and L.C. Smith are old – like 75 years + old.
The Hunter Arms Company redesigned the L.C. Smith shotgun in 1913. While they kept the mechanics on the guns the same, they renamed the grades (except for the Monogram) and developed new engraving patterns for each one. The Ideal Grade was introduced as a “general purpose” shotgun with “just enough engraving to make it attractive.”
The locks were engraved with a simple oak leaf design. The trigger guard and frame had additional, but minimal, engraving. L.C. SMITH was roll-stamped on the lock plates. In 1913, the Ideal Grade was regularly available with London Steel barrels, but it could be ordered with Damascus Steel barrels. Barrel lengths were 26, 28, 30, and 32 inches, and they could be bored from cylinder to full choke. The right barrel was roll-stamped L.C. SMITH IDEAL GRADE while the left was marked THE HUNTER ARMS CO. FULTON, N.Y. Gauges were 10, 12, 16, and 20, and .410 was available later. The 1913 price with two triggers was $37.50. A Hunter One-Trigger added $20 to the price. A gun with ejectors was $49, and one with both ejectors and a Hunter One-Trigger was $69. In 1945, the base price for the Ideal Grade was $87. Between 1913 and 1945, Hunter Arms Company manufactured 22,542 Ideal Grade shotguns. The combined production figures for the period of 1912 through 1950 show a total of 26,686 Ideal Grades separated into the categories of 205 10-gauge, 18,130 12-gauge, 4,460 16-gauge, 3,659 20-gauge, and 232 .410 shotguns.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: Ideal Grade
Serial: S35578
Caliber: 16 Gauge 2 3/4" Chambered
Finish: Blue Barrel with Color Case Hardened
Barrel Length: 28" with Full Choke Bores
Optics/Sights: Mid and Front Beads
Stock/Grips: Checkered Hardwood Pistol Grip Stock and Forearm
Action: Side-by-Side
Markings: The locks were engraved with a simple oak leaf design. The trigger guard and frame had additional, but minimal, engraving. L.C. SMITH was roll-stamped on the lock plates. The right barrel was roll-stamped L.C. SMITH-16 Ga-IDEAL-FULTON, N.Y. U.S.A.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Old age is one of the drawbacks of American side by sides. This country’s golden age of side-by-sides was pretty much over by the mid 1920s. By the time prohibition was repealed in ’33, our shotguns of choice had single barrels and pump-style actions. This means most of the doubles we come across today by Parker, Fox, and L.C. Smith are old – like 75 years + old.
The Hunter Arms Company redesigned the L.C. Smith shotgun in 1913. While they kept the mechanics on the guns the same, they renamed the grades (except for the Monogram) and developed new engraving patterns for each one. The Ideal Grade was introduced as a “general purpose” shotgun with “just enough engraving to make it attractive.”
The locks were engraved with a simple oak leaf design. The trigger guard and frame had additional, but minimal, engraving. L.C. SMITH was roll-stamped on the lock plates. In 1913, the Ideal Grade was regularly available with London Steel barrels, but it could be ordered with Damascus Steel barrels. Barrel lengths were 26, 28, 30, and 32 inches, and they could be bored from cylinder to full choke. The right barrel was roll-stamped L.C. SMITH IDEAL GRADE while the left was marked THE HUNTER ARMS CO. FULTON, N.Y. Gauges were 10, 12, 16, and 20, and .410 was available later. The 1913 price with two triggers was $37.50. A Hunter One-Trigger added $20 to the price. A gun with ejectors was $49, and one with both ejectors and a Hunter One-Trigger was $69. In 1945, the base price for the Ideal Grade was $87. Between 1913 and 1945, Hunter Arms Company manufactured 22,542 Ideal Grade shotguns. The combined production figures for the period of 1912 through 1950 show a total of 26,686 Ideal Grades separated into the categories of 205 10-gauge, 18,130 12-gauge, 4,460 16-gauge, 3,659 20-gauge, and 232 .410 shotguns.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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