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Engraved Lefever Arms Co. C Grade Side by Side Shotgun

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Long Guns - Shotguns Start Price:1,700.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 5,500.00 USD
Engraved Lefever Arms Co. C Grade Side by Side Shotgun
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Engraved Lefever Arms Co. C Grade Side by Side Shotgun

Manufactured circa 1900. The side plates, receiver, trigger guard, break lever and forearm hardware have beautifully executed flourishes of floral scroll engraving. There are game scenes in a circle on the side plates and trigger guard. The left and right side plates show two dogs on point and the trigger guard shows two ducks in flight over a marsh. The Krupp Fluid Steel barrels have the matching serial number stamped on the bottom, have two white bead sights, are choked .037/.040 and have 3 inch chambers with ejectors. Fitted with double triggers, cocking indicators and a tang mounted safety/selector switch. Mounted on a nicely figured, multi-point checkered splinter walnut forearm and straight grip stock with horn inlays on both sides of the wrist, a blank initial oval and a solid red rubber recoil pad. Length of pull is 14 1/8 inches.

Manufacture: Lefever D M Sons & Company
Model: C Grade
BBL: 30 inch solid rib
Stock: walnut
Gauge: 12
Finish: blue/casehardened
Grips:
Serial Number: 54029

Refinished (barrels and wood), the barrels retain 99% plus of the high quality blue finish with some minor high edge wear and scattered patches of pitting under the finish. The casehardened components retain strong traces of the original case colors in the protected areas. Nearly all of the engraving remains sharp and well defined. Converted from a single selective trigger to double triggers ("S" and "L" are safe and "R" is for fire). The wood is fine as refinished with some oil staining on the forearm, some scattered minor scratches and dings, some repaired minor chips, some small hairline cracks and an added recoil pad. Mechanically fine.