doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Couple of good finds today

I took a half day at work today and went to the local gun shop to see what doubles they had and walked out with two good deals a Winchester model 21 skeet and an LC Smith eagle grade single barrel trap...I'm very excited as im a younger guy in the hobby im only 30 and I've always loved firearms was never in a position to own quality guns. My mothers cousin's husband is a serious collector of double guns and an LC Smith 8ga fanatic so he was kind of a role model to me...by first double gun purchase was a baker paragon grad with barrels replaced by flaig's in the 50s not super desirable and I sold it at a break even price. I have always lusted after highly engraved guns and love LC Smith(my dream is a crown grade double) but have a bucket list of guns so to speak the winchester 21 was first on the list and a high grade single barrel trap so I crossed two off today. Now when the wife finds out there may be a problem but I'll deal with that to own such great pieces of history. Think my collection is off to a better start now
I ran a serial number check on both LC Smith was made in 1929 and the model 21 was 1937-38(as far as I can tell based off of serials of other known guns with production letters)

Boy did you score! Glad a young man is collecting classic shotguns.Keep looking. Bobby

If you are anywhere near North Carolina you need to come to the Southern Side by side event April 23-26. You will see everything your heart desires in doubles. Lots for sale.

Now that you have lain out the money for these two FINE guns, is that your watering bowl behind these guns?

Mike

Haha it might be when I'm in the dog house...but for now it's just for our beloved English setter

If you buy quality and learn to recognize it and know what it's true value in gun terms you should always get all your money back. Half of the profit in anything is buying it right in the first place. Build you collection slowly and make sure that "she who must be obeyed" gets to find and buy her own collection of stuff and you should be fine.

"If you are anywhere near North Carolina you need to come to the Southern Side by side event April 23-26. You will see everything your heart desires in doubles."


Laxcoach is indeed correct; and if you like LC Smith guns, that is especially true! This year's LCSCA display will feature what could well be the only surviving Smith A-3 twenty-bore (two examples listed in surviving records). Although the other alleged A-3 twenty has surfaced and bounced around a few times over the past 20 years, that gun is a fake in my opinion (I've heard that the other A-3 twenty recorded in those records was actually destroyed in a fire?). This example is legit, and will be on display for the first time in decades providing a rare opportunity for Southern Side X Sdie attendees.

Wonderful finds! I love that 21; especially like those early ones with the "arrow" receiver side panels.

(Anybody know what those are actually called?).

Those care called side panels.

??? All M21's have those spear points, unless the gun is a flat side custom