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Wow. $320.00/cs.

I’m sure that’s what it needs to be, but damn, think what that means to the casual shoot participants.

FallCreek: Nice of you to inquire. Coming along here, but not without challenges. Any substantial walking/use leads to swelling and pain, so good but not great, at least so-far. Headed to Whittington on Friday to see just how much I can get away with.

Barrels original.
Stock properly serial number stamped under the tang.
I don't have dimensions on hand.

Hi, Marks 21.

How much does this gun weigh? Bbl length original? How long is the stock?

Thanks

OWD

Hey, Brent, we’re four months into the new year. How’s Gus’s recovery coming along?

And while we’re on updates, Lloyd is that broken leg all healed up?

Mike (der Ami), how are you doing after that near death experience?

And George how are you and the recovery after the tree fall damage to your home and the loss of Stella?

The eye of the beholder!

Drew, David, All,

This is an awesome site thank you all for your contributions in narrowing down my assumptions in new LC Smith (both correct and incorrect ones :-)

Drew, my apologies I misread the LC.org writeup on the No.0 by missing the period " Twist Steel barrels were available when it was first offered, but they were changed to Damascus Steel in 1899. Starting in 1907, new London Steel barrels were an option." As mentioned before I was aware of the history letter, but figured it was a bridge Id cross if the shotgun warranted it.

David, wow, the information you mentioned is really helpful "They made 216 No. 0" with 26" barrels in 1901 and 1 with 24" barrels.". I can definitely exclude the 24" barrel and if it is a 26" then it helps the cause. A run of only 216 No.0's is small, wonder if it boosts its collectability.

This is quickly changing my view on purchasing the History letter, let me mull it over a bit and if I do purchase Ill share for visibility.

Thanks again everyone,
R,
ChiefC

Mark, I'm interested in this gun

As for your two questions:

“Do you think the barrels were re-blued?” Seems so to me but there are plenty of experts here (starting with Dustin above) who can answer that definitively.

And …

“Should I get them re-blued?” That’s a purely personal question and should have a subjective answer. You didn’t ask if I (we) would re-blue them. And that’s probably just as well as you’d get subjective answers with justifications. And there’s nothing wrong with that. These are our guns. We’re the stewards of them for this chapter of their existence and then they go on to the next fellow. Make yourself happy and in so doing make yourself part of the history of the gun. That’s good…and good enough.

Meanwhile, enjoy your fine gun in good health.

Really? Not what I need and use for hunting

I love the stool. No chance I would even consider changing it into a gunstock. Leave it just like it is.

Why not just real black? Although expensive at ~$34/lb, it is not that bad, and itis the real thing.

Love what that young man did. But more so, the story. Thanks for the “show and tell.”

JR

Just my opinion.
Based on 35 years of SxS shoot attendance.
Every shoot but a couple that cost a shooter more than $100.00 (including shells) will struggle.

In the LP of MI we have many, mostly well attended, that acknowledge the reality that these customers are cost sensitive.
Fuel, cartridges, targets, and then rooms and meals, push the most ambitious shots away from attending.

The TofT shoot (great venue and people) was a perfect example of reaching too far.

I enjoyed shooting there, but I have good ears, and heard avg SxS shooters discussing it (+ and -)for many years after.

Prove everyone wrong!

You've got to love the knots !!

If you want those barrels to look good again and correct, they’ll have to be polished and all of that old blacking removed. Anything else would be half assed. I don’t like putting new rust blacking over old, worn or heavily patina’d blacking. It never blends right, especially when you look at the barrels in good light. Easier to just strip it all off and start with clean bare metal.

Dustin

Very respectable DH grade Parker, english stock , skeleton butt, tight and sound. 30 in, full and x-full, 14 in LOP, 2.75 DAH, 1 5/8 DAC.
#2 frame. Discoloration of wood around skeleton butt, and a trace of blemish ( i mean a micro speck ) in the left bore 6 inches from the muzzle. I wouldn't give it a split second of thought, I don't believe it was honed, altered or touched in anyway. Clean survivor.
$2200

"Cerakote? Really? And you are asking about originality issues?"
I'm not really even remotely considering Cerakote, just put it out there to see what kind of response I'd get.

My real question is do you think the barrels have already been reblued at some point in their life?

I personally will not be doing the re-blue - if it is done, it will be done correctly - it would be sent off to someone that specializes in re-blueing.

That walnut blank will make some nice turkey calls. Several years ago, I purchased a similar blank determined unfit for a gunstock blank that worked out well for making turkey calls. By the time you cut and turn down the wood, most of the imperfections are gone. Anyway, it worked out with the blank I tried.

I have a neat little L.C. Smith -- Grade 3E, 26 in Nitro Steel Barrels, English stock, Monogram grade checkering. Clean and respectable gun. Cracks behind locks, no looseness, wiggle or flex... generally "the same as all of them"
$2500

Those TV shows where they dredge rivers and find logs that have been underwater for 100 years or more are interesting. Years ago I could have been one of three guys at my club to have a Silver Seitz trap gun made from the same tree of Birdseye curly maple. But at $12,000, I had to pass. 😔

And Winchester 209 primers are back out!! 😊

Slightly off topic but related. You think common reloading powders are expensive, take a look at Blackhorn 209 muzzleloading powder. This stuff has a going rate of $80 to $100 for 8oz's. Even at these prices for a half pound, it's impossible to find & usually sells out as fast as someone gets it in stock.