Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this Pre-WWI side-by-side shotgun today for a penny start auction, this is the L.C. Smith No. 3!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: LC Smith
Model: No. 3
Serial: 108106
Date of Manufacture: 1894-1912
Caliber: 12 Gauge
Finish: Color Case Hardened
Barrel Length: 30" Chain Damascus Steel with Extra Full (Left) & Modified (Right) Choke Bore
Optics/Sights: Bead Front
Stock/Grips: Checkered Walnut
Action: Break; Side-by-Side
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The following information was taken from the 1900 L.C. Smith catalog. Descriptions combine information from the catalog and from William Brophy (L.C. Smith Shotguns, 1977), John Houchins (L.C. Smith: The Legend Lives, 2006), and James Stubbendieck (L.C. Smith Production Records, 2013). Appreciation is expressed to Len Applegate for providing a digital copy of his 1900 L.C. Smith Catalog. Photographs are courtesy of the late Russ Ruppel.
The 1900 catalog reported that the No. 3 grade with: "Nitro Steel barrels is considered by many to be the finest medium-grade on the market. This grade always pleases as in it we give so much of value." Usually, this grade had ducks (right lock plate) and quail (left lock plate) engraved in ovals, rather than in circles, as found on the No. 2 shotguns. No extra handwork was done on the inside of the locks. Barrels were either a "fine quality" of Chain Damascus (8, 10, 12, and 16 gauges) or Nitro Steel (12, 16, and 20 gauges). As with many of the other grades, production of 20 gauge shotguns began in 1907. Records indicate that three 8 gauge, 51 10 gauge, 2,592 12 gauge, 253 16 gauge, and 143 20 gauge guns were made. Barrel lengths were advertised to be 32, 30, and 28 inches. The barrel extension was stamped HUNTER ARMS CO. FULTON, N.Y. Stocks were made from English walnut in straight or pistol grip. The 1900 L.C. Smith catalog notes: "Purchasing gun stocks in very large quantities as we do makes it possible for us to give something choice even in the No. 3 grade. We are always careful to give as choice a color and figure as possible." Lightweights were available with the 12 gauge weighing 6 pounds and 12 ounces and the 16 gauge weighing 6 pounds and 8 ounces. A total of 3,042 No. 3 guns were made, and 2,432 had automatic ejectors. It was priced at $100 in 1892 and $90 in 1912.
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: No. 3
Serial: 108106
Date of Manufacture: 1894-1912
Caliber: 12 Gauge
Finish: Color Case Hardened
Barrel Length: 30" Chain Damascus Steel with Extra Full (Left) & Modified (Right) Choke Bore
Optics/Sights: Bead Front
Stock/Grips: Checkered Walnut
Action: Break; Side-by-Side
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Hunter Arms Company continued the use of the term "Quality" as the prefix to describe the various grades of shotguns until about 1896. At that time, the grades became a number (such as No. 2), letter and number combination (such as A-2), or a name (such as Pigeon). The number is marked on the water table of the receiver and on the barrel flats. The mechanical construction of all hammerless L.C. Smith receivers was the same, but the engraving was different between grades. Frames and lock plates were case hardened on all of the grades.
The following information was taken from the 1900 L.C. Smith catalog. Descriptions combine information from the catalog and from William Brophy (L.C. Smith Shotguns, 1977), John Houchins (L.C. Smith: The Legend Lives, 2006), and James Stubbendieck (L.C. Smith Production Records, 2013). Appreciation is expressed to Len Applegate for providing a digital copy of his 1900 L.C. Smith Catalog. Photographs are courtesy of the late Russ Ruppel.
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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