L.C. Smith Crown

[Craig Larter]

L.C. Smith Crown circa 1920 12ga 30", Many special order features including duck engraving, very fine borderless checkering, checkered triggers, checkered safety, 3 position safety, and extractors. No single trigger which you find on most high grade Elsies.

[Drew Hause]

Did the Research Letter give any hints as to why the purchaser would commission the ducks?

For those unfamiliar; the usual Crown engraving

[Craig Larter]

Drew the LCS research letters only indicate grade, inspector and ship date, not worth bothering with in my opinion.

[charlie cleveland]

I like this crown lc smith.....charlie

[James Whittington]

Wow,that's pretty....
Glenn

[Researcher]

I'm a Smith detractor, but I'll admit to that one's charm!! Will it fill the void until you find Ansley H. Fox 31736?

[mobirdhunter]

That’s a jewel!

[Randy Roberts]

Really nice gun Craig. I don't ever recall seeing a double trigger Crown previously. Not that I am an authority by any means but I've seen a few Crowns. It has to be one of a very few I would think. Congrats on that one.

[Craig Larter]

Originally Posted by Randy G Roberts

Really nice gun Craig. I don't ever recall seeing a double trigger Crown previously. Not that I am an authority by any means but I've seen a few Crowns. It has to be one of a very few I would think. Congrats on that one.

104 out of 639 12ga Crowns were made with double triggers, only 39 were made with extractors. So this gun with extractors and double triggers is quite unusual, but my preference.

[Randy Roberts]

Originally Posted by Craig Larter

104 out of 639 12ga Crowns were made with double triggers, only 39 were made with extractors. So this gun with extractors and double triggers is quite unusual, but my preference.

Only 104 ever, pretty rare then IMO. My preference is the same as yours. Sweet gun!