LC Smith
 

Was looking at a very nice L.C. Smith(late 40's gun) that is close to mint condition. The thing that concerns me is that it has a weep hole in front of the barrel lug like the late Remington Parkers. Should the LC Smiths have the weep hole or not? The gun looks original with about 90%+ case and just some light field use.

Ask this question on the L C Smith Collectors site. Bobby

Im not a member over on their site. Will they still let a non member ask questions?

Most LC’s I know of had weep holes.

Smith put weep holes in their guns.

It is not too uncommon to find the 1940s vintage guns in very nice condition.

You do not have to be a member to visit the forum; buy a gun, yes.

Thanks! Thats the answer I was hoping for.

You can post and reply without being a member "over there".

I have an unaltered 1940 LC Smith 16ga FWT field model.

The "weep hole" is in front of the Forearm Lug. Assuming that is what this hole is anyway.... I really had not heard that term before, so maybe that's not it...

Yes. That is what we are speaking of and that is where smith put them.

The term “weep hole” has been around since gunmakers started drilling them.

I sent a set of beautiful yet worn and grungy 4-iron Damescus Parker barrels out to be refinished and they came back nicely done but with a plugged weep hole... that wasn’t there before I sent them. They had never been refinished before. Guy swore he didn’t do it.... :shock::cuss:

Thanks guys, came here to learn, appreciate the info. I vaguely remember the concept, although not necessarily the term.

Was curious so looked in safe and got Smiths out. Grades field, ideal, skeet, specialty and crown. Years 1942, 1930, 1939, 1950 and 1927. Hope this is helpful. James

Wonder why the middle gun(1939) doesn't have the hole?

It does. It is plugged and is farther forward.

What Mr. Dudley said. jbrown