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An orginal or a repair...it's cracked pretty good...it appears all there.
Any recommendations on a fixer ? jOe I've had several gunstocks fixed by these folks. Prices are reasonable and the work is stronger than original and looks very good...Geo < http://www.stockfixrs.com/>
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My buddy said there were no dents in the barrels....the lever does look over pretty good.  Thanks George...it's doesn't look strong enough for a tomato stake..if it was mine I'd spruce it up a little chop the barrels to 12 or 14 inches and make it into a table lamp.
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Cracker Barrel. They repair it by nailing it up on the wall.
That gun isnt worth the trouble. Of all the folk on this board who need to hear that, I wouldnt have believed you would have been one of em.
Best,
Ted My experience is that most folks in TN hold the L C Smith in rather high Esteem. On our Cracker Barrel walls, we find JABCs & perhaps an occasional Darne.  Personally, I have only ever owned one Elsie, it was a pre-1913 00-grade ejector & while it had been rode hard & put away wet, its stock was all in one piece & unsplit. I have seen quite a few Boxlock Ithaca Flues's with split stocks, more than I have Smiths. Not everyone in thia old world hates a Smith.
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I Didn't Say Everything I Said, Yogi Berra
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Not everyone in this old world hates a Smith. Amen. I was thinking that there are two kinds of Darne owners. Those who think they want one, and those who know they want to get rid of one. Couldn't resist that, Ted.  Best, SRH
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Not everyone in this old world hates a Smith. Amen. I was thinking that there are two kinds of Darne owners. Those who think they want one, and those who know they want to get rid of one. Couldn't resist that, Ted. Best, SRH I figure Im good until I start seeing things like this about Darne guns: http://vicknairgunsmithing.blogspot.com/2016/01/an-unbiased-look-at-design-of-american.htmlMaybe everyone doesnt hate a Smith, but, some people do. Best, Ted
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Yep. I'm aware of Dewey's feelings about Smiths, and many other makes, too. I'm not the perfectionist he is, and I've found Smiths to be very shootable guns. Only own one at the moment, this 32" 16 ga. dove and crow slayer. But, there's another heading my way later this week for a "hands on". From the pics it looks pretty special, to me.  Keep warm, buddy. SRH
Last edited by Stan; 01/27/19 08:59 PM.
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Not everyone in this old world hates a Smith. Amen. I was thinking that there are two kinds of Darne owners. Those who think they want one, and those who know they want to get rid of one. Couldn't resist that, Ted. Best, SRH Actually there are 3 kinds of Darne owners...the third one is the one that wonders what wus I thinking when I bought the French bumpoer zyack...
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Once hunting in Alabama I saw what once was the worlds biggest trap collection...it was in a big modern barn sitting next to the Black River. One room contained nothing but mouse traps.
It reminded of the Darne shootgun...many designs were made but very few survived.
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Stan the 16 with 32 barrels sounds dreamy
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