L.C Smith Shotguns?

[HoggleGobble]

Has anybody ever heard of L.C Smith Shotguns? Going through some of my dads guns today and pulled out an old 12 ga side by side double barrel shotgun with full choke barrels. It has L.C. smith on it, and has two triggers. It has 1886 on it. Dad said he had it for over 30 yes and bought it from a 94 yr old
Man whose dad gave it to him when he was little. Said he won every turkey shoot he ever had. Interesting story after dad told me about it. Does anybody know anything about them? Guns looks in pretty good shape to be as old as dad thinks it is.

[turkeyfeathers]

I have a LC Smith fieldgrade in my safe and don't know alot about it myself

This may help you a bit:

http://members.boardhost.com/lcsmith/

[Deputy 14]

I don't know much about them but my grandpa is constantly trading or buying them. They're worth some change.

[Onpoint]

My dads got an old double barrel that was left to him by his dad. My grandmother bought it for him their 1st wedding anniversary. It's worth some jack.

[allaboutshooting]

I have a 10 gauge SxS L.C. Smith that unfortunately was not very well maintained. It appears to have Damascus steel barrels and the bores are pretty rough. I suspect that black powder caused a good bit of the corrosion that's evident.

It had been stored in a basement, leaning in a corner for what I was told was 30+ years. It has the typical oil-soaked wrist from being stored with the butt down and oil from the action draining down into the wood.

The action still works and it opens and closes smoothly.

Much of the value of those guns depends upon condition of course and the grade of the gun. I've not done any research on this particular gun but it would appear to be a field grade gun.

If you have a higher grade gun that's in good (not restored) condition, they can have some value. There are collectors of these guns out there who are always looking for good examples.

You may find this site helpful http://www.lcsmith.org/

Thanks,
Clark