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L.C. Crown

Posted by Craig Larter on August 22, 2023, 4:11 pm

L.C. Smith Crown circa 1920, Many special order features including duck engraving, very fine borderless checkering, checkered triggers, checkered safety, 3 position safety, and extractors. No single trigger which you find on most high grade Elsies.

Re: L.C. Crown

Posted by David Willimosn on August 22, 2023, 5:57 pm, in reply to "L.C. Crown"

Craig very nice Crown Grade. They were all special ordered and I think unusual to find a Crown without ejectors. The HOT was an option on all grades.

Good luck with it and as Jent says, Good shooting.

Re: L.C. Crown

Posted by Ken Descovich on August 22, 2023, 7:08 pm, in reply to "L.C. Crown"

Very nice looking crown grade it's nice to see the duck scene thanks for showing!

Re: L.C. Crown

Posted by Bob Hamilton on August 24, 2023, 6:10 pm, in reply to "L.C. Crown"

Craig,

Beautiful Crown Grade! Thanks for sharing. Does it have the standard gold crown on the top lever, or was something different done there also? What is the barrel lenght?

I think the original owner got all the features just right. The condition is just right too.

Congratulations!
Bob

Re: L.C. Crown

Posted by Craig Larter on August 25, 2023, 4:55 am, in reply to "Re: L.C. Crown"

Bob: Yes it has the gold crown on the top lever. 30" barrels choked .016/.041, perfect for ducks! Craig

Re: L.C. Crown

Posted by LT Col Ridge Marriott on September 6, 2023, 9:58 am, in reply to "Re: L.C. Crown"

Craig:

I had a 16 GA Crown up until last year.
What would be interesting to me is a Long Range 12 GA Crown Grade.

Re: L.C. Crown

Posted by John Liles on September 7, 2023, 10:05 am, in reply to "Re: L.C. Crown"

LT Col Mariott,
I've got a Double Trigger, Long Range, 30" 12 Ga Crown Grade. 1 of 3. Beautiful Gun. Will be my wife's go-to 12 gauge once she grows into the Full/Full chokes. Well on her way!
Thanks,
John

Re: L.C. Crown

Posted by John Liles on September 7, 2023, 4:25 pm, in reply to "Re: L.C. Crown"

Lt Col Marriot,
Apologies for the incorrect spelling of your last name above!
John

LC Crown

Posted by Mark Britton on September 7, 2023, 11:25 pm, in reply to "Re: L.C. Crown"

Lt Col I"m going to have to take up for Brother Liles His spelling is better than mine !

Re: LC Crown

Posted by Tom Garver on September 8, 2023, 6:26 pm, in reply to "LC Crown"

I had the privilege of handling and inspecting this gun yesterday with Frank Finch as my wing man or vice versa. We both agreed that this is one beautiful unmolested gun. The posted photos don't do this gun justice. A beautiful example of a 100 year old Elsie. Congrats on a great find Craig

Re: L.C. Crown

Posted by John Mistretta on September 10, 2023, 8:54 pm, in reply to "L.C. Crown"

Love that gun with double triggers.

Re: LC Crown

Posted by Craig Larter on September 13, 2023, 1:35 pm, in reply to "Re: LC Crown"

Tom and Frank I appreciate you inspecting the Crown for me and putting expert eyes on it. Thanks for all your help and friendship.

Re: LC Crown

Posted by Craig Larter on September 20, 2023, 4:59 am, in reply to "Re: LC Crown"

When Frank inspected the gun he suggested I remove the trigger guard screw to view the stamping. I did do that and a picture below and it appears legitimate but I would appreciate any comments regarding originality.

Re: LC Crown

Posted by Stephen Sipprell on September 20, 2023, 7:11 am, in reply to "Re: LC Crown"

Hi Craig, the stock stamping looks to be factory original ("C" for Crown, followed by the serial number, which appears to be "31836"? The photo is a little blurry, so hard to make out the second digit. That is the font they used on the stocks).
A beautiful and very unique gun.
Best,
Stephen

Re: LC Crown

Posted by Craig Larter on September 20, 2023, 12:40 pm, in reply to "Re: LC Crown"

Thanks Stephen I was a little unsure since the checkering pattern and lines per inch were different from most Crowns I have observed. Yes the stamped number on the stock matches the serial number of the gun. Appreciate you taking the time to post a reply.Thank you and take care of the 10ga Pigeon!

Re: LC Crown

Posted by Stephen Sipprell on September 22, 2023, 12:57 pm, in reply to "Re: LC Crown"

Hi Craig
The 10ga Pigeon is in good hands! It looks right at home as one of the cornerstone guns in The 21 Gun Salute to the L.C. Smith Pigeon Gun Collection.

It's a remarkable gun. Thank you for the opportunity to be its next caretaker!
Best, Stephen

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