I stopped by my favorite used gun place the other day for my lunch hour. I like to look thru their used racks for bargains.
I found the bargain of a lifetime, and it fits me like a glove.
She is a 1918 LC Smith Specialty grade. It's a single barrel trap gun.
The condition of this "Elsie" is unreal. A few dings in the stock, and a Morgan adjustable pad, plus a set of perfectly done holes down the rib. The previous owner had installed a woooden extension rib on top of the original rib.
I removed the wood rib, and lo and behold the original ivory beads were still on the rib.
Other than the issues I mentioned this gun is wonderful, case colors barely worn, metal is in wonderful shape. It's actually hard to believe this gun is darn near 100 years old. Heck the locking lever is still WELL right of center. The ejector is perfectly timed, the trigger breaks like the proverbial glass rod.
I think the large retailer figured the gun was ruined because of the wood rib that was added on. Guess they don't know that can be easily fixed. And in fact the holes in the rib are well done, you can only see them when you look straight down on the rib, they don't affect the "sight picture" at all.
I am just one happy camper, this is a superb high condition gun. I shall post some pics soon, she is a knockout!
I found the bargain of a lifetime, and it fits me like a glove.
She is a 1918 LC Smith Specialty grade. It's a single barrel trap gun.
The condition of this "Elsie" is unreal. A few dings in the stock, and a Morgan adjustable pad, plus a set of perfectly done holes down the rib. The previous owner had installed a woooden extension rib on top of the original rib.
I removed the wood rib, and lo and behold the original ivory beads were still on the rib.
Other than the issues I mentioned this gun is wonderful, case colors barely worn, metal is in wonderful shape. It's actually hard to believe this gun is darn near 100 years old. Heck the locking lever is still WELL right of center. The ejector is perfectly timed, the trigger breaks like the proverbial glass rod.
I think the large retailer figured the gun was ruined because of the wood rib that was added on. Guess they don't know that can be easily fixed. And in fact the holes in the rib are well done, you can only see them when you look straight down on the rib, they don't affect the "sight picture" at all.
I am just one happy camper, this is a superb high condition gun. I shall post some pics soon, she is a knockout!