I'm far from an expert on the L.C. Smith gun, but the first thing that strikes me is that the gun may be rebarreled. The rib on the barrels is flat, but the engraved estension of the rib line across the top of the standing breech is concave. That indicates to me that the original barrels for this gun would have had a concave rib. I thumbed through the pre-1913 pictures on the L.C. Smith Collectors Association web site and the guns shown had concave (hollow) ribs. I know such a situation is a tell tale sign on Parker Bros. doubles. I'd want to see what a letter from the LCSCA has to say for that serial number.
Last edited by Researcher; 08/21/12 10:35 AM.
