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Lot #2744
Lot #2746

Lot 2745: Smith L C Side by Side Shotgun 10

Engraved L.C. Smith Grade D Double Barrel Hammer Shotgun with Cochise County Bank Markings and Documentation

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: June 25, 2016

Lot 2745: Smith L C Side by Side Shotgun 10

Engraved L.C. Smith Grade D Double Barrel Hammer Shotgun with Cochise County Bank Markings and Documentation

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: June 25, 2016

Estimated Price: $1,500 - $2,500
Price Realized:
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Engraved L.C. Smith Grade D Double Barrel Hammer Shotgun with Cochise County Bank Markings and Documentation

Manufacturer: Smith L C
Model: Side by Side
Type: Shotgun
Gauge: 10
Barrel: 20 inch solid rib
Finish: blue/casehardened
Grip:
Stock: walnut
Item Views: 1380
Serial Number:
Catalog Page: 192
Class: Antique
Rating:

OE - GOOD - some minor replacement parts; metal smoothly rusted or lightly pitted in places, cleaned; principal lettering, numerals and design on metal legible; lightly scratched, bruised or minor cracks repaired; in good working order.

Description:

The included documentation states the shotgun was manufactured in approximately 1886. The top of the barrel rib is inscribed "COCHISE CO. BANK", and the upper tang is marked "CCB" under the break lever. Cochise County Bank was established in Tombstone while Arizona was still a territory. Further documentation includes letters from Stephen K. Elliot of the Western Heritage Museum, J. David Williamson technical advisor of the L.C. Smith Collectors Association, vintage photo of Cochise Co. Bank manager Lionel M. Jacobs from the period of this gun's manufacture, and a copy of the article "L.C. Smith in the Town Too Tough to Die" from the L.C. Smith Collectors Association magazine (Vol. 11, issue 3) written by Max K. Hurlbut. The barrels have 2 3/4" chambers. LOP is 13 3/4".

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