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Had a good day at the Baltimore Antique Gun Show today.I think I saw more doubleguns being carried around than anything else.
I was looking for another American double and saw several I was interested in.
Came home with a very well restored 1923 Lefever Nitro Special,
12 guage 30" barrels, gun looks like new,maybe better than new,all metal redone,was told the casehardening was done by Turnbull,wood very nicely refinished. All screws are perfect,possibly new?
I never really thought a Nitro was restoration worthy,maybe my thinking is wrong. Has it reached the point where even the more common American doubles are worth restoring?
I paid 725 which is a lot for a 12 guage Nitro but I'm not so sure even covers the cost of the work done.
Attached a few pics.
John

Very nice and your right, the cost of just the case hardening/color was a lot higher than the price you paid. Nice gun, and good luck with it.

Great looking nitro! Bobby

Johnr:

I did the restoration of that gun a couple of years ago. It's still on my website! If you've got any questions about it shoot me an e-mail.

Best,

Dan

Dan,what a surprise to have the gunsmith that built the gun reply to my thread. I went to the pictures on your website,you should be proud, your work is excellent.
Thanks,
John

Thank you for the kind words.

Dan

Nice looking gun.

How did you do the case coloring ?

Joe,

I did the wood restoration, metal repair and polish. The metal finishes are all by Turnbull.

Dan, I've added your page to my favorites. You just might get some work from me. Nice.

John, thats a nice gun. If you think about it what can you buy for that money?

Dan, Great job, the gun looks like new not just refinished. Hope you make the Syracuse show next month.