Smoke
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As I went in to get a copy of an FFL for a gun deal I'm working on; there was a old rancher type guy there with a reasonably new S&W revolver and an old double barrel laying on the counter. The gun store man saw me eyeing it and said "IT's for sale and this guy can tell you all about it"
I looked at the guy and casually asked "What is it?" He said it's and L.C. Smith. Naturally I had to get a closer look. It was in decent shape, most of the bluing was gone, and the barrels had minor pitting on the underside. But overall was in good mechanical condition. Wood was not bad either.
It was very legibly marked as an L.C. Smith but any other markings were dim and I couldn't amke them out. I asked the man how old it was and he said it was made in 1836 and he wanted $1000.00 for it.
Now this was the first time I've heard any one claim an Elsie from that far back. The oldest I've known of were late 1800's. Can anyone elaborate? was this old guy full of it? If waht he claims is true, it ought to be worth more than a grand.
Smoke
I looked at the guy and casually asked "What is it?" He said it's and L.C. Smith. Naturally I had to get a closer look. It was in decent shape, most of the bluing was gone, and the barrels had minor pitting on the underside. But overall was in good mechanical condition. Wood was not bad either.
It was very legibly marked as an L.C. Smith but any other markings were dim and I couldn't amke them out. I asked the man how old it was and he said it was made in 1836 and he wanted $1000.00 for it.
Now this was the first time I've heard any one claim an Elsie from that far back. The oldest I've known of were late 1800's. Can anyone elaborate? was this old guy full of it? If waht he claims is true, it ought to be worth more than a grand.
Smoke
