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lefever #266494 02/19/12 01:36 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 81 british columbia canada dagnarble OP Sidelock
OP dagnarble Sidelock Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 81 british columbia canada	was looking at an older lefever yesterday where a portion of the bottom tang was spring loaded and closed when you mounted the gun. only had a few seconds to look at it. was that a hand safety or what

Re: lefever dagnarble #266495 02/19/12 01:56 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,457 Likes: 336 Bozeman, Mt. Daryl Hallquist Sidelock
Daryl Hallquist Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,457 Likes: 336 Bozeman, Mt.	Sounds like you saw a conversion of some type with a grip safety. Do you have any more information or pictures ? http://www.bakercollectors.com/

Re: lefever dagnarble #266510 02/19/12 03:51 PM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,758 Likes: 460 AZ but dreaming of KS Drew Hause Sidelock
Drew Hause Sidelock Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,758 Likes: 460 AZ but dreaming of KS	Something like this? https://sites.google.com/a/damascusknowledge.com/www/home

Re: lefever dagnarble #266515 02/19/12 04:24 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 580 Fairview, NC DrBob Sidelock
DrBob Sidelock Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 580 Fairview, NC	Drew, what is that? Is it an LAC conversion? What kind of cocking mechanism does it have? Last edited by DrBob; 02/19/12 04:24 PM. Great-Great Grandson of D.M. Lefever www.lefevercollectors.com

Re: lefever DrBob #266523 02/19/12 04:54 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 81 british columbia canada dagnarble OP Sidelock
OP dagnarble Sidelock Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 81 british columbia canada	Yes it looks exactly like that? What is it

Re: lefever dagnarble #266525 02/19/12 04:57 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 81 british columbia canada dagnarble OP Sidelock
OP dagnarble Sidelock Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 81 british columbia canada	going to get a hold of the guy. I looked at quite few guns in a very short time it could have beeb an l.c. smith cause there were some there does that help any?

Re: lefever dagnarble #266526 02/19/12 04:57 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,971 Likes: 103 Texas Joe Wood Sidelock
Joe Wood Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,971 Likes: 103 Texas	Sure looks like a grip safety to me. I don't see one on the top tang though the photo is a bit fuzzy. John McCain is my war hero.

Re: lefever Joe Wood #266530 02/19/12 05:26 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 81 british columbia canada dagnarble OP Sidelock
OP dagnarble Sidelock Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 81 british columbia canada	Drew I can,t contact the guy with all the guns until Tuesday. Were these grips common on L.C.Smiths or were they a conversion

Re: lefever dagnarble #266532 02/19/12 05:50 PM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,758 Likes: 460 AZ but dreaming of KS Drew Hause Sidelock
Drew Hause Sidelock Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,758 Likes: 460 AZ but dreaming of KS	Wish that I knew more That image was harvested from a small sale in the NE about 2 years ago, and is the only example of a grip safety on a Smith that I've seen. https://sites.google.com/a/damascusknowledge.com/www/home

Re: lefever dagnarble #266547 02/19/12 08:03 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,457 Likes: 336 Bozeman, Mt. Daryl Hallquist Sidelock
Daryl Hallquist Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,457 Likes: 336 Bozeman, Mt.	Did it say Lefever ? Of course Drew's gun that looks like the one you saw is an L C Smith. Last edited by Daryl Hallquist; 02/20/12 04:27 AM. http://www.bakercollectors.com/

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