Two rifles owned by him have shown up on the net.

This one

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=97112019

And this one
http://rogerbain.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=24&...769341cc0333864bbca1

John

I've seen several custom rifles from his collection. Each marked with the "RCS" mongram - usually on the trigger guard.

I have seen photo's of his rifles in Jack O'Connor's books. I beleive he was a doctor in Alaska. Many of the rifles were factory engraved model 70's.

There was an article in the ACGG Journal, issue 91:

http://www.acgg.org/issue91.pdf.

Basically he was a surgeon in Wisconsin who comissioned a lot (400+) of rifles. It sounds like a few were used as well, in addition to being works of art.

Before Robin Roberts liquidated Cape Fear Outfitters he had a set of 3 Rifles that were reputed to be the best rifles ever produced by the Olin/winchester custom shop from the Smith collection. A m52 & 2 m70's they were really nice & well past my budget.

Thank you Mark, I knew there had to be a story behind it.

John

Morris Hallowell has a 300 H&H made for Dr. Smith for sale on his web site. He has some excellent photos of the gun that show the triggerguard and other engraving typical of a Smith gun.