Safety Behind Trigger

Posted by Ean Julius on January 16, 2021, 8:40 am
Edited by board administrator January 16, 2021, 9:28 am

Hello! This is my first time posting in here. I have an LC Smith shotgun that was handed down from my grandfather. I never could find a picture of one quite like this one online. It has a safety behind the triggers. Has anyone seen this before or have any information on the year it was manufactured? The serial number stamped in it is 4035. Thank you! Ean emj5006@gmail.com

Re: Safety Behind Trigger

Posted by Drew Hause on January 16, 2021, 9:38 am, in reply to "Safety Behind Trigger"
Edited by board administrator January 16, 2021, 9:45 am

Very interesting Ean. The SNs for your gun have been lost, but it was likely made about 1898 and appears to be a No. O. unlimited image hosting This unfortunately is a very small image of a 1931 Ideal 12g which looks to have a similar grip safety The gun was manufactured without a manual safety, the top tang being solid with no slot for a sliding safety. There is installed behind the triggers, a square block upon which pivots a somewhat rudimentary grip safety. The grip safety blocks both triggers, as a standard manual safety would, but allows their free movement when depressed. Infro on the Whitney Safety Hammerless to follow. Could you please post a full size close up of the top tang? Is there a safety slot?

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Posted by Drew Hause on January 16, 2021, 10:36 am, in reply to "Re: Safety Behind Trigger"

Here is the 1872 Patent Powell Grip Safety what is my display The Whitney Safety Hammerless mechanism from an article by CDR Roy Gunther in Gun Report, December 1989 It would be a wonderful thing if someone like David Williamson (HINT HINT) would disassemble your gun and take images of the mechanism, for publication in the LCSCA Journal

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Posted by David Williamson on January 16, 2021, 12:05 pm, in reply to "Safety Behind Trigger"

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Posted by David Williamson on January 16, 2021, 12:07 pm, in reply to "Re: Safety Behind Trigger"

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Posted by Ean Julius on January 16, 2021, 1:29 pm, in reply to "Safety Behind Trigger"

Very interesting information! I know that my grandfather did not have this shotgun reconfigured himself, but it may have been done by a previous owner. Below is a picture of the top. json checker

Record for Serial Number 4035

Posted by Jim Stubbendieck on January 16, 2021, 2:45 pm, in reply to "Re: Safety Behind Trigger"