I believe the gauge has changed. O grade 12s are nice too, but not scarce.

Ok. That is a big difference

My old OE 12 is my favorite Smith. It has 32" vent rib full and full barrels and an extra set of 30" IC and MOD, solid rib, both fluid steel. It does everything.

Thanks for all this info guys. I am going to take this gun to a smith and get it looked over and ready to shoot. The idea of carrying this gun in the field is very appealing - its been in the family for 70 years, my grandpa's fathers gun given to him by the Webb family of Vermont. I shoot grandpa's old A5 and his Parker 20 so putting this one into service would be amazing. Once i have the gun back will update this post with better pics.

If the barrels are safe, most anything else can be fixed, lots of spare parts available out there. Good luck getting it shooting again.

On another note, I do not think a Regular frame L C Smith 20 gauge has ever been located with Damascus or fluid steel barrels. All rumored 20 gauges have turned out to be a case of mis identification of gauge, or frame.

Phil, about ten years ago, I sold a "00" grade 20 ga. LC with French walnut stocks and 30" barrels for 3K. I'll try to dig up the pics. Jim. Gun was made in 1909 or so

Jim was it built on a regular frame? I also owned an 00 grade but was on the same frame as the 20 gauges later marked FWS.

No Phil, was not a featherweight or an R frame just a regular 20 ga. Frame

Which is more likely to pop up first - an LC 16ga hammer gun, or a o grade 20ga? I don't see either very often.

Finding a hammer less 0 grade 20 gauge is quit common. I have only found one hammer 16. About 4000 16 hammer guns made of all grades. About 30,000 0 fame 20's