I'd say your gun is so rare that it'd be classified as a "One-Off"; as there's simply not another Smith .410 like yours. As Doc Drew noted, your gun is a total after-market restoration and the stock and metal finishes do not resemble factory work at all. Don't know when your stock was replaced, but for a while in the 1950's and 1960's it was considered fashionable to restock a vintage double gun with maple (usually birds-eye or flame figured wood); then enhancing same with non-original checkering patterns and designs. The skip-line checkering seen on your gun was quite popular; and was even used on some new factory production rifles during this period, but never on a Smith gun. I'm assuming your gun is a Field Grade; and if it is, the grade ID should be roll stamped atop the right barrel. The Hunter One-trigger unit was an extra cost option; and if yours's is indeed a Field Grade, the fore arm escutcheon indicates this gun is also equipped with extra cost optional auto-ejectors; both options not very common on Smith Field Grade .410 shotguns. But if your gun is a higher Grade than Field, it would have had the forend release escutcheon whether it was equipped with auto ejectors or not.
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