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LeFusil, if that gun is unaltered it's fairly rare. Straight stocked Lefever's are fairly hard to find. The only two I've seen have both been 12ga. G's.
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Last edited by LeFusil; 01/07/09 06:42 PM.
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It was made around 1903. There are no factory records, so that's just an estimate based on Bob Elliott's extrapolation. I have a straight grip FE. Lefever made a fair number of straight grip guns. What is more rare on a Lefever is the chain Damascus. Most of the Lefevers I have seen are crolle (fingerprint) Damascus. I have seen a couple of chain Damascus ones and a stars & stripes Damascus gun. Both of these are less common than crolle. In any case, you have a nice looking Lefever.
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Dustin: I'd like to add your chain damascus pic to the Lefever Damascus album http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/18020839Could you please e-mail me at revdoc2@cox.net with your full name so I can make an attribution?
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It was made around 1903. There are no factory records, so that's just an estimate based on Bob Elliott's extrapolation. I have a straight grip FE. Lefever made a fair number of straight grip guns. What is more rare on a Lefever is the chain Damascus. Most of the Lefevers I have seen are crolle (fingerprint) Damascus. I have seen a couple of chain Damascus ones and a stars & stripes Damascus gun. Both of these are less common than crolle. In any case, you have a nice looking Lefever. Richard, Thanks for the comments. Did you notice the rib matting on my gun? I'm not sure I've seen another Lefever with that particular rib matting. The "checkered" sides are a bit different yes?? Would my Lefever have been a "trap" gun? It has twin Ivory beads and the stock dimensions are rather high for a Lefever, more like modern dimensions. Thanks.. Dustin
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Some years back I saw an EE 12ga straight gripped Lefever with Krupp bbls & no safety. There was no indication the slot had ever been cut for one. If it was welded up it was a fantastic job. Unfortunately someone had "Re-finished the wood & had sanded with a heavy hand & ruined everey fit where it joined metal & then filled it with some kind of wood putty. Was truly a sickening sight for so fine a gun.
My FE, SN 38025 12ga 30", full pistol grip, also has chain damascus. It does not have the rib cut like LeFusil's or the 2nd sight. Engraving is a duck on right plate, quail on the left. Of interest is the bbl is marked 38025 E, but it also has an F marked seperately. All features of the gun show it to be an F grade. Bbls are also marked S B & Co.
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