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Marlin brings back L.C.Smith doubes

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23 January 2005, 02:24
dgr416
Marlin brings back L.C.Smith doubes
Has any one heard about Marlin bringing back L.C.Smith Doubles.I wanted to know how much they were going to be.The 20 ga sounds awesome!
23 January 2005, 03:15
Taos
I think I read somewhere that they will be in the $1300-$1400 range. Gotta see one before I will bite on one.
24 January 2005, 00:49
Dutch
I'm afraid you may be disappointed. The only LC part on the gun is the name.

The Marlin gun is a boxlock with false sideplates.... FWIW, Dutch.


Life's too short to hunt with an ugly dog.
24 January 2005, 02:45
trigger
What a shame!!! This is not a LC Smith.

I guess they own the name, but this pretty low.

"A grand old brand name returns to the Marlin line. Back in1945, Marlin bought The Hunter Arms Company, of Fulton, New York, maker of the legendary L.C. Smith side-by-side shotgun. Nicknamed the “Elsieâ€, this sidelock double gun was made for a few years in the Marlin plant, before being phased out because of high manufacturing costs. Although we have not been able to bring back the L.C. Smith as an American-made gun, we are having one of Italy's finest shotgun companies build models worthy of the great L.C. Smith name. These new side-by-sides are crafted with false side plates to echo the look of the original Smith guns. And, although there were no over-and-under L.C. Smiths, we are offering 12 and 20 gauge models with the same excellent level of quality."