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L.C. Smith Ideal Grade SxS Shotgun

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:250.00 USD
L.C. Smith Ideal Grade SxS Shotgun
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA
L.C. Smith Ideal Grade Side-by-Side Shotgun, #FW15030, 12 ga., 2-1/2'', blue finish 30'' barrels with concave matted rib and front brass bead, IM./Mod. Chokes, extractor, double triggers with manual sliding top tang safety (not working), lacquered case colored frame with standard Ideal Grade oak leaf engraving pattern. Pistol-grip stock and splinter forend are flame-figured American walnut with a length of pull of 13-3/4'' over a 7/8'' Goodwear red ventilated recoil pad. Mfg'd ca. 1919. Overall condition remains fair with 90% barrel blue and 75% case colors, bores are bright, left barrel has a scratch and dent 9'' from the muzzle and scratches in front of forend release, screw heads are marred, frame and sideplates have small contact indentations with right sideplate peeled around the retaining screw, triggers have moisture pitting. Wood has a blended split repair along the right side of the upper tang, forend edges have splits and pry marks at the release, buttstock revarnish is worn; safety mechanism requires repair. Est.: $500-$800. (C&R)