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Gentlemen,

At this time of year, coming into Christmas time I like to reflect on our family traditions and thank the Lord for his gifts to my country and my family.
In our Pa traditional Grouse hunting, Fly fishing family, we have owned Classic American and German Best 16 gauge double guns sense way before I was ever born. I have recovered more than a few Classic American double guns that were stolen from my Great Grandfathers home, shortly after his death. Some I am still searching to recover even today. Many of our L.C. Smith and LeFever double guns have been handed down to me for safe keeping, the men who originally owned these guns now hunt in Gods never ending Grouse forest and I am honored to own their prize double guns.

I thank God for my Country, my family and the founding fathers of the USA, that have provided me & my family with a life style like few other people have ever known.

all the best,

Pine Creek/Dave
L.C. Smith Man

Some fine 16 gauge double guns.

Pre 13 Special made 16 gauge L.C. Smith Silver Breech double gun one of my favorite Grouse guns.

Pre 13 Special Order 16 gauge 2 barrel set, with #1 Gun Engraving.

1913 L.C. Smith 16 gauge Hammer Gun, gifter to another Grouse hunter for Christmas a few years ago.

J.P. Sauer 1800's 16 gauge side Lock Grouse gun on a 20 gauge Sauer frame.

Special Order 16 gauge pre 13 L.C. Smith 00 Grade, with 2 3/4" Chambers & Blued Side Locks, for Duck & Pheasant hunting.
My brothers Christmas gift for this year.

16 gauge L.C. Smith #5 gun, cased.

L.C. Smith Q7 16 gauge double gun.

Fox A Grade 16 gauge with up graded stock, cased

L.C. Smith pre 13 #3 16 gauge double gun.

Early 16 gauge Crescent double Hammer Gun.

Joined: 28 Dec 2017 Posts: 87 Location: Northern Utah

beautiful collection.

Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 127 Location: Alabama

your not adopting any kids are you Laughing

Joined: 08 Mar 2019 Posts: 43 Location: Alabama

Great collection, thanks for posting.

Joined: 08 Mar 2019 Posts: 43 Location: Alabama

Great collection, thanks for posting.

Gentlemen,

Thanks much for the nice comments, and have a very blessed Christmas!

all the best,

Pine Creek/Dave
L.C. Smith Man

Joined: 17 Oct 2019 Posts: 455 Location: New Jersey

Love that #5.

Swampy16,

I have always wanted a #5 20 gauge gun also, unfortunately I never got my hands on one of them, and now they go for more money than most peoples homes.

all the best,

Pine Creek/Dave
L.c. Smith Man

Joined: 26 Apr 2016 Posts: 369 Location: Vermont

Great post dave thanks for sharing the pics. Merry Christmas All. Joe

Member Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 376 Location: North ID.

Very nice photos of a great collection!

Merry Christmas all!

Those are the nicest L.C. Smith shotguns I have ever seen. I have three in my safe -- my grandfather's 12 specialty grade that was his duck gun, plus a 16 and 20 I picked up as restoration projects. Great to see such nice L.C. Smiths!

Gentlemen,

Thanks for all the nice comments. I do have other L.C. Smith double guns in different gauges, the 16's are my favorite guns to Grouse hunt with. IMO there are no finer guns. I purchased the modern 28 Gauge L.C. Smith made for Marlin by Zabala back in 2007, a real nice side plated modern 28 gauge box lock double gun. Unfortunately no where near the high quality side lock double gun, as the original Hunter Arms gun. Marlin could have contracted Ugartechera to build a real side lock #V gun, with Brown Rotary Bolt, unfortunately Marllin chose to build a side plated Box Lock double gun that did not go over real well with the L.C. Smith owners, even though it is a nice SXS Box Lock 28 gauge gun.

all the best,

Pine Creek/Dave
L.C. Smith Man

Joined: 08 Mar 2019 Posts: 43 Location: Alabama

Great collection Dave, thanks for sharing.

Joined: 08 May 2018 Posts: 196

Wow!!!!!!

Joined: 19 Oct 2020 Posts: 7 Location: east Tennessee

Nice collection!