Ok firstly, ya need to post pictures. 2nd, if the frame, trigger guard and one set of barrels says 12,395...that is the serial number of the gun. If the 2nd set is stamped with both the 9xxx number AND the 12,395, my bet is the barrels are a factory original 2nd set. They used barrels that they had in house, which had been previously stamped 9xxx...and they stamped them to match. This was not uncommon with Lefever.
Unless I missed it, you didnt say what letter grade stamp sis on the frame. The E on your barrels is likely a grade stamp, which some Lefever barrels have. Sometimes the grade stamp on the barrels is mismatched to the frame. We have seen things as odds as a C grade with Optimus stamped barrels.
Good find, even if in rough condition. Going by just your description, I think you have a factory original barrel set.
NDG
Been posting pictures on this site since '97.
If I had an easy way to do it, they would already be up.
Grade stamp on the frame is "F"
Triggerguard is broken(and missing) aft of the screw hole, so no s/n on that part.
What caught my eye and clued me in that it was an earlier Lefever was the pivoting top lever.
Should also mention that both barrel sets use the same forend.
Since you insist on pictures, here are the ones put up by the auction house. .
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ACt...9-no?authuser=0 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ACt...9-no?authuser=0I actually went to buy this AyA that was part of the same auction lot and discovered the interesting details of the Lefever when I got there.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ACt...9-no?authuser=0
