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Hello All,
I'm a long time lurker, first time poster. I have a powerful urge to hunt with a nice damascus Lefever. I have been looking for a decent E or F grade gun with good solid wood, barrels and action. Twelve gauge is OK. I have located a few candidates for my project. Prices are fairly consistent from gun to gun. I am planning to have the barrels refinished, action recolored. I will recut the checkering and refinish the wood. This gun will not be resold, and I am not expecting to ever make money on it. In my old age, I just want to follow my setter and pointer through the woods with a nice old classic.
I am looking for an idea of what I should expect a fair price to be, and any suggestions of reputable people to buy from.
Thanks in advance
I can't be too bad, my dogs will kiss me.
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This is one of those "it depends" questions. In my opinion (FWIW) the Lefevers are a bit underappreciated relative to the contemporaneous Parkers, Smiths, and Foxes. Don't know why, but it may have something to do with people's confusion with Nitro Lefevers. However, if you are looking for a high grade expect to pay accordingly. If you are looking for a reputable dealer, look at the list of dealers listed on this site. I believe Ivory Beads has a EE for sale that I would love to own. Good luck.
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The money pit at Ivory Beads is advertised as an FE. How about this one at GunBroker?  Short chambered and has a pad but you wouldn't be refinishing and pounding out dents I don't think. His reserve is right there in the fine print. You might get a "shootable" F or G for $600 but that's about all you would get. jack
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Ivory Beads gun may be steel-barreled.
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I AM SILVERS, NOT SLIVER = two different members. I'm in the northeast, the other member is in MT.
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Down to brass tacks. I'm going to look like an idiot if you find many "decent" F grade guns much under 1K. But if you do, let me know of the whereabouts of those you don't take. Silvers makes a good point about modern high comb dimensions. They are out there; my 1902 FE is stocked to that fashion.
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Rabbit,
Where is the gun you posted the picture of at on Gunbroker? I tried to find it, but it doesn't show up for me.
Thanks,
Bill
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The auction for the gun that rabbit posted has closed. High bid was $1500, but did not meet the reserve.
I see his reserve was $2999. Real clever to list the "secret" reserve in the gun description!
Last edited by Jim Legg; 02/17/07 09:43 PM.
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Silvers,
Yes I am in Pa. About 5 miles from Fort Ligonier. I looked at the E grade at Cabela's in Hamburg right about the same time you did. They had 2 more, a 10gauge and an F grade 12 that wasn't too bad, but I was meeting a GSP breeder and didnt have time to get anyone to unlock all the locks on the F 12 gauge. Tag said 900.00
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RGS, I am in the other end of the state, NE corner. Yes, that E grade at Cabelas caught my eye but it would have taken a lot of work and $ to get it up to snuff. Better to buy a nice one to begin with. I do see Syracuse Lefevers at shoots and shows from time to time. Before I got my G grade I looked at a nice one at the Southern SxS in NC last Spring. It might have been an E or F grade but that was before I was really interested in them. The stock was redone but it was a great job, and the gun had fairly high stock dimensions. It came up well when I shouldered it. I don't remember which vendor had it, probably sold by now. I saw another one last spring at a shoot and I think the vendor still has it. I don't remember the grade. I'll send you a PM with the guy's website. Silvers
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