Just dug a Lefever Arms Co. G grade, out of an old lady's closet. Said her husband left it there when he passed away.
Appears to be 12 ga.;chamber length unknown, but longer than 2 1/2".
32 inch barrels; NOT twist. Some kind of complicated damascus pattern.
Serial no. range, 214xx.
A fired Federal Gold Medal paper slides into the chamber, without curling the end over. 'Spose it's been reamed out....Unsafe at any speed? Brought it home, mainly to redo the barrels, as there seems to be a dearth of smiths willing, or able to restore damascus.
I'd like to shoot the old gun, but have no way of measuring barrel wall thickness. Buck Hamlin said he could measure the barrels for me.
But he's in Mo., and I'm in S.E MN.
Tire test fire with 3inch mags??? Or ease into it with RST low pressure???
Give me some ideas, please? Thanks, Grant.
P.S. Just kidding about the 3inch mags.....
