Ironman, I would look into that serial number you gave. 218177 is from 1914. I have serial number 216962 a Grade 2E also, that letters it to January 12, 1914, and is 350 entries higher than the last numbered gun made. (After 1912 all guns now were noun grades, ie; Field, Ideal Specialty, etc. Pre-1913 they were all numbered grades except the Monogram and Pigeon, Grade 1, 2 3, etc.
Sometimes the serial numbers didn't fall in sequence, but that is quite a range from yours to mine.
I would definitely get a letter from the L.C. Smith Collectors Association to be sure what it is.
Just wanted to add, it is also the last Graded number gun in the ledgers.
Last edited by JDW; 03/18/13 07:39 PM.
