LC Smith Heavyweight

[Bill Murphy]

Do you have a letter on your gun? The letter may indicate that the person ordering your gun was a competitive shooter whose gun had to conform to the rules of the day, under 11 pounds for a ten gauge gun.

[WHO]

From what I have read, there are no serial number records for the Syracuse hammer and hammerless LC Smith guns from 1883 to 1888. The earliest records begin with the Fulton guns in 1890. This gun is estimated to be manufactured in 1887. The outside measurement of the breechballs is 2 3/4".
I can't find data on the 8 gauge frame size so I don't know if the frames have the same dimensions. Does anyone know what the width of the LC Smith 8 gauge frame is?

[WHO]

Here is a comparison of Parker 7 frame 8 gauge barrels to the LC Smith 10 gauge extra heavy barrels.