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Sidelock
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BEAUTIFUL and YES I am excited 
USAF RET 1971-95 ![[Linked Image from jpgbox.com]](http://www.jpgbox.com/jpg/57865_80x60.jpg)
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Sidelock
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Holy Crappola!! What a gun!! And how did it come down the last 100 years in such pristine condition?
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Sidelock
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I answered my own question and went to the website and see that it is a restored gun. Must be a Turnbull by the look of it. Sure would have liked to have seen it before the "restoration."
Last edited by RHD45; 02/08/13 04:08 PM.
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Sidelock
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Compare this gun to the 12 gauge Optimus in this these photos (scroll way down to the DM Lefever crossbolts). I have never seen an Optimus which was virtually an identical copy of an existing Optimus. http://lefevercollectors.com/index.php?p=1_18_Photos
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Sidelock
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I had only heard of 1(ONE) D.M. Lefever Optimus' before this gun surfaced .....
It will be interesting to see what history is posted in the catalog about the gun, if any ???
Be Safe All, Jimmy B.
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Somebody went to a lot of trouble if it is an "upgrade/fake." Sort of like the "Czar's" other Parker.
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Sidelock
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But was it really for the Czar?
David
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The Lefever Arms Collectors Association knows of only one genuine DM Lefever crossbolt Optimus Gun.
This gun has surfaced before.
Julia's had better be very careful how they describe this. However, that hasn't stopped them in the past.
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Boxlock
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This gun was sold by Tom Gibbons from PA
several years ago
infamous serial #1977
enough said
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