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.
