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No. 3E questions

Posted by AJ Sain on September 12, 2025, 5:29 pm
Edited by board administrator September 12, 2025, 5:52 pm

Greetings from Memphis, TN.

First post on LCSCA. First post anywhere. I have a puzzle regarding an LC Smith 12 gauge trying to find an approximate production year. I’ve had it a few years and research it from time to time to time. It is stamped 3E. It came with two sets of barrels with separate forends and both barrels, both forends, the receiver and trigger guard extension have matching 4 digit serial numbers of 64xx. No prefixes. It has the roller forend release on both forends. Of course it has ejectors. It also has a hunter one trigger. It seems like the options don’t match the serial numbers. The gun has 25% -30% case coloring left and it looks as if it has never been tampered with. Both barrel sets are marked “Hunter Arms Co. Fulton N.Y.” Each individual barrel is stamped with a roundish mark that says trade mark on the outside and H. AO on inside but is all I can make out. Any thoughts? Thanks for letting me post. AJ

Re: No. 3E questions

Posted by Drew Hause on September 12, 2025, 5:54 pm, in reply to "No. 3E questions"

Very nice.
A Research Letter would provide lots of information, and possibly the original purchaser, who obviously had class and good taste

https://lcsca.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=43784&module_id=245742

Re: No. 3E questions

Posted by Dan Wildhaber on September 13, 2025, 2:59 pm, in reply to "No. 3E questions"

I have your guns sister.
Mine is serial number 6476, also a straight grip grade 3.
It has the early second style ejectors with the round escutchion.
Made in 1901.

Re: No. 3E questions

Posted by AJ Sain on September 14, 2025, 8:58 pm, in reply to "No. 3E questions"

Drew - Thanks for the response.

Dan Wildhaber - what a coincidence for the sisters, just 50 serial numbers difference between the two. Your search skills are better than mine because I was not able to tie the serial numbers to 1901. Thanks for the reply. AJ.

Re: No. 3E questions

Posted by Dan Wildhaber on September 15, 2025, 12:22 pm, in reply to "Re: No. 3E questions"

AJ
If you want to talk about them, send me an email.
I'll give you my phone number.
runninforthebarn@gmail.com

Re: No. 3E questions

Posted by Bill Murphy on September 29, 2025, 12:19 pm, in reply to "No. 3E questions"

HAO, Hunter Arms Company

Re: No. 3E questions

Posted by Bob Hamilton on October 6, 2025, 3:51 pm, in reply to "No. 3E questions"

AJ - Here is an image of the stylized trade mark for your Nitro Steel Barrels. Many times stampings like this would be diminished due to the barrel polishing and finishing at the factory.

H.A.Co. was an abbreviation for Hunter Arms Co.

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