I just got a Lefever 16 ga SxS that was made in Ithaca, NY. (My first double barrel!) I tried looking up the serial number on the Diamond Gunsmithing webpage of serial #'s for Ithaca guns, but I couldn't find anything that corresponded. It's a Lefever Nitro Special. The serial # is L296XX, but all the serial #'s listed do NOT have an "L" prefix and they are all one digit longer. The serial # is printed twice, so I'm pretty sure I'm not misreading it. Does anyone know what year this gun was made?
Also, I read on Chuck Hawk's site that these guns shouldn't use steel shot. Is that true?
Thanks for your help! I grew up in Ithaca and used to walk by the old factory every day. To finally have an Ithaca-made 16 ga is very exciting for me.
