Marlin L.C. Smith

[Eddie Kay]

Appear's to be the "Deluxe" model. Were they a decent shotgun?

[David Noble]

The L.C. Smith shotguns were considered in the top 5 American made shotguns. Marlin bought the rights to produce them in the 1968 to 1974 era. Marlin was considered one of the top 5 manufacturers of American long guns also. So yes the Marlin made L.C. Smith gun is considered a decent shotgun.

[Rodney Reynolds]

Marlin bought LC Smith in 1945 and produced them until the factory floor collapsed around 1950.

[nid-28]

It is not a deluxe model! Deluxe models had rather fancy wood and a Beavertail forum. As I recall, the standard models had a poly choke vent rib on them and the deluxe models had a Simmons rib on them. They only made 188 deluxe models as I recall.

[Eddie Kay]

So the only difference between field and deluxe was wood and a beavertail forend?

[Researcher]

Deluxe models had rather fancy wood and a Beavertail forum. As I recall, the standard models had a poly choke vent rib on them and the deluxe models had a Simmons rib on them. They only made 188 deluxe models as I recall.

That is what Col. Brophy's Marlin book states except 182.