I have a nearly perfect condition LC Smith 20GA. It retains 99% of the original blue, the wood is in excellent condition, & the receiver retains some of the original case hardening. The barrels ring like a church bell on Sunday morning. Any idea as to the ballpark value of such a svelte beast? Fun fact, this gun is also a registered short barrel shotgun, but has not been chopped.
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I have a nearly perfect condition LC Smith 20GA. It retains 99% of the original blue, the wood is in excellent condition, & the receiver retains some of the original case hardening. The barrels ring like a church bell on Sunday morning. Any idea as to the ballpark value of such a svelte beast? Fun fact, this gun is also a registered short barrel shotgun, but has not been chopped.
Would love to have a 20ga LC smith in my collection.
What grade is it?
What grade is it?
Field Grade
You're not going to like this, but I paid $381 for this on a gunbroker auction.
Why should you register it as an SBS and not chop it?
Blasphemy to chop such history.
That was a steal. Most likely value around 1200
I got cold feet when it came time to chop
I couldn't chop that either.
You can get your stamp money back from ATF and get it off the registry if it hasn't been super long.
Beautiful Gun.
Thanks! I don't bird hunt or anything so I doubt I'll ever use it. Probably just give it to my son one day.
Or sell it to me for $400
That probably not too likely lolOr sell it to me for $400
If you had I would have had you admitted to a hospital!!! Great buy and great gift to your son. Back when things were made in America with American steel, wood, craftsmanship, and pride.
My grandfather fed a family of 11 with an old Parker 20g.
Wiley
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SWEET old Elsie for sure!! FWIW, there's an LC Smith FB page and every now and then I see halves of shotguns on there. Sometimes the barrels and sometimes the other end.
What's the name of the page?
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Mattt
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Yup. Have one I got from here. I paid a little more but no where near a thousand. They're not that hard to find in any condition. I bird hunt so there's some value in carrying it over a brace of pointers.
Wooden Arrow
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i had an old Parker for a while, but the barrels were Damascus steel. let it go since i didn't want to fool with reloading black powder shotshells. it was pretty though...
