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I got re-aquatinted with a childhood friend recently. Discovered he's big into hunting & fishing, our kinda guy. He asked me to build him a gun. After a short Internet search by some friends, we found this LC Smith for sale. Read the sales description below and you'll see what a Jewell this gun is. My client has pulled out the stops and has opted for the best I can do. He wants lots of progress reports and pictures so we decided to share the project online. Were just getting started, and the gun is arriving n a few weeks, The subject of the engraving will of course be upland birds and dogs in the finest Italian Bollino and Puntinni. The scroll and scenes will be in the style of Pedresolli and Fracassi, A tall order to say the least. This should be fun. If all goes well it will be finished by years end
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Here is a rather special gun! Though "in the white" and shootable, the original intention was to create a unique, elaborately engraved, "over the top" custom gun. The project started several years ago with, already at the time, a relatively rare 20 gauge featherweight LC Smith, double triggers, with ejectors! After extensive custom metal work and fabrication, by the late William "Bill" Crowley, the gun now sports one of a kind hand detachable sidelocks with no exposed pins, extended forend latch plate, extended beaded trigger guard and hand fitted heel and toe clips on the checkered butt.
Larry Amrine crafted the custom fore end and buttstock from beautifully figured walnut, with the following dimensions:
14-1/4" pull, 1-3/8" drop at comb, 2-1/2" drop at heel, six degrees pitch and no detectible cast.
Wood and metal fit, finish and sculpting are truly "American Best Quality" as demonstrated on the perfect drop points, checkering and the mini "shelves where wood meets the frame and the bottom of the barrels...Just superb and awe-inspiring craftsmanship!
This lively 6-1/4 pound beauty wears 26" "Armor Steel" barrels with 2-3/4" chambers, choked right 0.017" and left 0.027"
The previous owner, World-renowned Master Firearms Engraver Terry Wallace, unfortunately passed away, before applying his engraving tools and extreme talent for gold inlays to this perfect "Engraver's Dream of a Steel Canvas." Since this was to be his own personal firearm, for use in the field, he spared no expense when it came to metal and stock fabrication.
It is now our pleasure to offer this unique piece for sale to the discriminating collector or aspiring or seasoned engraver, to continue on the path of completion with lavish engraving (to take advantage of the pinless sidelocks) or to simply black the gun, producing an American style "Funereal" gun, similar to some Purdeys, or to finish in any style desired! The "canvas" is here, waiting for an artist!
Here is a rather special gun! Though "in the white" and shootable, the original intention was to create a unique, elaborately engraved, "over the top" custom gun. The project started several years ago with, already at the time, a relatively rare 20 gauge featherweight LC Smith, double triggers, with ejectors! After extensive custom metal work and fabrication, by the late William "Bill" Crowley, the gun now sports one of a kind hand detachable sidelocks with no exposed pins, extended forend latch plate, extended beaded trigger guard and hand fitted heel and toe clips on the checkered butt.
Larry Amrine crafted the custom fore end and buttstock from beautifully figured walnut, with the following dimensions:
14-1/4" pull, 1-3/8" drop at comb, 2-1/2" drop at heel, six degrees pitch and no detectible cast.
Wood and metal fit, finish and sculpting are truly "American Best Quality" as demonstrated on the perfect drop points, checkering and the mini "shelves where wood meets the frame and the bottom of the barrels...Just superb and awe-inspiring craftsmanship!
This lively 6-1/4 pound beauty wears 26" "Armor Steel" barrels with 2-3/4" chambers, choked right 0.017" and left 0.027"
The previous owner, World-renowned Master Firearms Engraver Terry Wallace, unfortunately passed away, before applying his engraving tools and extreme talent for gold inlays to this perfect "Engraver's Dream of a Steel Canvas." Since this was to be his own personal firearm, for use in the field, he spared no expense when it came to metal and stock fabrication.
It is now our pleasure to offer this unique piece for sale to the discriminating collector or aspiring or seasoned engraver, to continue on the path of completion with lavish engraving (to take advantage of the pinless sidelocks) or to simply black the gun, producing an American style "Funereal" gun, similar to some Purdeys, or to finish in any style desired! The "canvas" is here, waiting for an artist!
