The correct stock is checkered English walnut.Also yours appears not to have the original stock but I'm no expert.
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The way LC uses to cock the internal hammers is real neat. Great gun, great workmanship, nuf said...I have a 1910 field model. I shoot low recoil brass in it. It is dead accurate and in fine shape. My wife refuses to shoot it anymore because it packs quite the punch with low recoil. These were built good and tight. They don't make them like this anymore.
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Yes, if he was selling to me. I have never seen a LC sell for that little no matter the condition.300-400
Am I wrong, or have I seen some of these go for stupid money?Yes, if he was selling to me. I have never seen a LC sell for that little no matter the condition.
One that spent it's life rolled up in a rug under the bed is usually around $900-1200. Nice ones much more.Am I wrong, or have I seen some of these go for stupid money?
I just watched an H&R Handi-Rifle in .22 Hornet go for $475 and it was covered in surface rust.The middle gun in this picture(# 46 ) was a 12 gauge in pretty good condition-no rust or pitting,just honest wear,fluid steel barrels(not wire twist) was at an auction I attended this morning(Lutzauction.com) and brought 650.00. Unless stone cold mint or small gauge,a damascus hammer LC won't come near that. Like plain model 12 Winchesters prices on a lot of older guns have went stagnant the last 10 years. By contrast,a plain 10/22 brought 375.00....
Probably going to pay through the nose for ammo too.I just watched an H&R Handi-Rifle in .22 Hornet go for $475 and it was covered in surface rust.
22 hornet cases are brittle. Maybe the 4 brands of cases I tried for them were all old brittle case that cracked on about the 3/4 reload. I just stayed in my lane with the triple deuce and worked the loads down then back up to where the round like to hit the bullseye better.Probably going to pay through the nose for ammo too.
Yep,H&R .410 went for 250.00 at the same auction and a rough Stevens 325.00. One gun I was interested in was an early Ithaca 37 12 gauge with solid rib- well used - 700.00.I just watched an H&R Handi-Rifle in .22 Hornet go for $475 and it was covered in surface rust.