Hunter Arms/L.C. Smith was long out of the 10-gauge business by the time the 1 5/8 ounce, high velocity, progressive burning powder, 2 7/8 inch, Super-Ten load came along. That said, I'm sure that there are plenty of old L.C. Smith 10-gauges that have digested their fair share of Super-Ten loads in the 88 years since the Super-Ten's 1926 introduction. I grew up hunting with a fellow who didn't hesitate to shoot them in a fairly light weight Syracuse built L.C. Smith 10-gauge.
In North America, only Ithaca Gun Co. and a very few Parker Bros. 10-gauges were built with the 2 7/8 inch Super-Ten load in mind. Ithaca Gun Co. last catalogued their NID Super-Ten gun in 1936
In 1932, the 3 1/2 inch Magnum-Ten was introduced by Ithaca Gun Co./Western Cartridge Co. And, in North America, only Ithaca Gun Co. and a very few Parker Bros. 10-gauges were built with the 3 1/2 inch Magnum-Ten load in mind. I'm sure I've seen more old Parker Bros. 10-gauges rebarreled to Magnum-Ten then started life in Meriden or Ilion as Magnum-Tens.
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