I think we may all be over thinking Lefevers. I doubt they ever had a large inventory completed and sitting on hand waiting for orders. If a customer wanted a F grade I can see them taking a G grade and having the engraving upgraded to F style. After all F and G were the same basic gun. Perhaps they just got an order for a G grade with F grade engraving. I'm sure they accommodated special orders all the time. Might have done the upgrade for just a couple dollars more.

The gun looks all original to me so I think whatever was done to blur the G-F grade was done at the factory intentionally to fill an quick order or fill a special order. Could have been as simple as getting an order for a gun with F grade engraving and only G grades were on hand. No need to build one just alter this one. Maybe they upgraded the engraving to close the deal.

Last edited by KY Jon; 04/11/17 09:50 AM.