Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this shotgun as an A2 grade, 12 ga. 50 that a total of only 200 of this fine grade of L.C. Smith Shotguns, Brophy, as having been shipped Mawith 30” bbls. This shotgun is listed, by serial number, on p. Fences have a sgl raised rib around their back radii, and engraving extends about 2” over chamber areas of bbls.
Receiver & lockplates are engraved in 2nd style patterns with a tiny woodcock on left side and a quail on right side with bird dogs on both front sides, all surrounded by extremely well-executed foliate & floral pattern engraving with maker’s name in a ribbon on each lockplate. Mounted with spectacular exhibition grade, center crotch cut, flame grain, American walnut with orig fleur-de-lis carved & checkered, black insert, splinter forearm and a very fine, professionally replaced buttstock that is fleur-de lis carved & checkered, Prince of Wales grip, 14-1/4” over a leather covered pad. Under left lockplate on frame is also marked “A2”.
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Both have engraved serial numbers on flats on bottom and the lug on 26” bbls is marked “A2”. Both sets of bbls are marked “SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH FLUID COMPRESSED STEEL” on right side and “MADE TO ORDER BY THE HUNTER ARMS CO. Both have crossbolt rib extensions with ejectors and it has checkered dbl triggers. Both have concave, tapered, matted ribs with the 26” bbls having dbl ivory beads and the 30” bbls a sgl bead. The 26” bbls are choked IMP-CYL/IMP-CYL and the 30” bbls are choked FULL/FULL. This beautiful shotgun has two sets of bbls, 26” and 30”. One of only a few of these rare guns built in period 1892-1912.