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The LCSmith connection to Ithaca guns.

Posted by Lloyd Mckissick on April 24, 2025, 6:19 am

I just acquired a very clean & early Ithaca hammergun. From reviewing the history of that company, I'm seeing a number of names associaed with the LC Smith Company, Leroy Smith (brother to Lyman C. Smith, George Baker (from Baker Guns?), and George Livermore (married to LC Smiths only daughter?). This 1901 double-thick Nitro Breech gun (w/32-inch Twist tubes) seems to also have the Alexander T Brown rotary-bolt that all the LC Smith guns made famous. Are there other connections between these two early New Youk State gun manufacturers?

Re: The LCSmith connection to Ithaca guns.

Posted by Lloyd Mckissick on April 24, 2025, 6:24 am, in reply to "The LCSmith connection to Ithaca guns."

A correction of my earlier post, that's William Henry Baker, not George.

Re: The LCSmith connection to Ithaca guns.

Posted by David Williamson on April 24, 2025, 12:42 pm, in reply to "The LCSmith connection to Ithaca guns."

In 1880 Leroy, W.H. Baker and Dwight McIntyre left Syracuse and went to Ithaca where they jointed up with George Livermore and in 1886 started the Ithaca Gun company. George was the Chairman of the Board. George lived to be 105 and up to the age of 100 still went to his office daily to check on progress.

Re: The LCSmith connection to Ithaca guns.

Posted by David Williamson on April 26, 2025, 3:28 pm, in reply to "Re: The LCSmith connection to Ithaca guns."

Lloyd, in re-reading your post I missed something, George Livermore married Lyman Cornelius's older sister not daughter.

Re: The LCSmith connection to Ithaca guns.

Posted by Lloyd Mckissick on April 28, 2025, 6:25 pm, in reply to "Re: The LCSmith connection to Ithaca guns."

David:

Thank you, the timing did seem suspect

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