I am reasonably happy with my current crop of doubles and haven't owned an American "classic" double for some time now. I did, however, hunt some pheasants the other day with an older friend and his classic American 16 and...... I must admit, I could be tempted again. The gun was a Damascus E-grade Lefever with seemingly D-grade engraving. The weight, balance, fit & finish, checkering and wood on this gun was and is spectacular. It has been dated by Buck Hamlin to be a post-Syracuse gun that was likely assembled by the folks at Ithaca out of Syracuse-sourced parts, but it is nothing like any Ithaca Lefever I've ever seen.

Last edited by Lloyd3; 12/06/16 11:29 PM.