Or perhaps it was intended to be an ungraded Lefever "Presentation" gun and someone simply failed to read the order? With Lefever guns one guess as to "why things is" is as good as another.
And may I add a case in point, as about 2 years ago I purchased a later vintage Ithaca production DS Grade 12-bore Lefever; which I purchased because it was so danged odd. The gun was in all respects a G grade gun with standard G grade Damascus barrels, dolls head rib extension, and cocking indicators; otherwise it was DS quality with no engraving, plain wood, and standard DS checkering pattern. The gun wasn't perfect; but was in extremely good condition, and had never seen any hard usage. When I told Buck Hamlin about this Lefever he said he never seen another DS with those three features, and I allowed him to talk me out of that gun; but I still regret doing so.
Last edited by topgun; 04/11/17 03:32 PM.
