Re: re: side plates of lc smith 12 gauge field grade shotgun Archived Message
Posted by Paul on September 16, 2008, 7:28 pm, in reply to "Re: re: side plates of lc smith 12 gauge field grade shotgun"
SGT THANKS FOR THE INFO I RECHECKED THAT SERIAL NO AND YOU WERE RIGHT MY L C WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1919 NOT 1947 AS I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT DOES APPEAR THAT SOMETIME IN ITS LONG LIFE THE RECEIVER AND SIDE PLATES WERE RE-BLUED THE L C SMITH THATS SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE SIDE PLATES IS ALL BUT GONE WITH ONLY THE L REMAINING THE BARRELS SHOW NO SIGNS OF BEING RE-BLUED AND THE WOOD SHOWS NORMAL HANDLING AND WEAR WITH NO CHIPS OR CRACKS ON THE STOCK THE FOREEND HAD A SMALL CRACK IN IT BUT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE WAS GLUED INSIDE THE BARRELS ARE BRIGHT AND SHINEY WITH NO PITTING AND MEASURE 30 INCHES I'm A LITTLE WORRIED I OVERPAYED ($680.00) I'D APPRECIATE YOUR OPINION THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR AND EVERYONE ELSES HELP.
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