Old Gun..

[2speed]

I know a guy that has a old LC SMITH shot gun any ideal what the thing might be worth??????

[Hoosier5]

It depends on the condition of the shotgun and what someone is willing to pay. "LC's" usually sell for a lot of money.

[2speed]

It needs some work done on it ...

[trust me]

You'll need model numbers, condition, type and amount of work needed, to know what it is worth. Could be junk, could be priceless.

Go to the online gun auctions and find an Elsie that's comparable, see what it sells for, and that is a ballpark estimate of what you can expect. Auctions are becoming the most common way to sell guns today.

[daking]

There are a lot of things that will affect the value of that shotgun. Condition, grade, gauge, when it was made and various oddities that have to be researched. All old LC's are worth something, but just what takes a pretty careful examination.

I'm looking in Fejstad's Blue Book right now. A rough 12 gauge standard field grade with no auto ejectors or single selective trigger is worth about three hundred dollars. A 20 ga Monogram grade in 100% condition is worth about eleven grand. Yours falls somewhere in that broad range.

If you can determine the grade, gauge and whether or not it has a single trigger and ejectors (as opposed to extractors) I can look it up in Fejstad's for you.

[2speed]

the serial number is 173108 it has hammers with no ejectors i think.......:rolleyes::rolleyes:

[daking]

The hammer guns had Damascus steel barrels. They are unsafe to shoot. According to Fejstad, they mirror the hammerless guns for price but only in 90% or better condition. You probably have a wall-hanger. A nice one, but a wall hanger.

Pictures?

[trust me]

You can find a few well-kept Damascus barrels that might be safe with low-pressure loads, but I wouldn't try it. A better option is to buy barrel sleeves and turn your 12 gauge into a 16, or your 16 into a 20, or your 20 into a 28.

Or, as Daking says, it makes a nice wall ornament.

[2speed]

Thanks guy's ....I will tell him to hang it on his wall above his fire place....

[westkybanded]

Not if he burns fires in there you don't!!

You'll ruin the stock with that dry heat.

The gun was made in 1913