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*HIGH CONDITION LEFEVER GE.

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
*HIGH CONDITION LEFEVER GE.
SN 60239. Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4" Chambers. 28" Steel ejector bbls with raised, flat, matted rib, are marked with a diamond and SN on bottom of left bbl. Case hardened action with internal ejectors and late cocking hook features automatic safety, pin type cocking indicators, and double triggers. Action is engraved with wiggle borders having light scroll flourishes, and with a larger scroll flourish at center of each lockplate, which are also stamped "LEFEVER ARMS CO SYRACUSE NY USA". Trigger plate is marked with all patent dates, the last being 1907. Blued trigger guard has a flourish of scroll on bow. Lightly stump figured European walnut capped pistol grip buttstock has standard point pattern checkering at grip, and measures 14-1/4" over checkered composition buttplate with circular Lefever logo. Matching splinter forend has typical Lefever snap release. Bore diameter: left-.728, right -.728. Bore restrictions: left -.039 (Full), right -.019 (Mod). Wall thickness: left -.029, right -.031. Drop at heel: 2-7/16", drop at comb: 1-5/8". Weight: 7 lbs. 2 oz. LOP: 14-1/4". CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain approx 98% orig blue with only a few light marks. Action retains approx 90% orig case hardening color, as well as a great deal of orig varnish, silvering on bottom, and on top tang. Trigger guard retains most of its orig blue. Stocks retain nearly all of what appears to be their orig finish, possibly with added oil on butt, over some minor marks. Bores are excellent, bright and shiny. Action is tight. Ejectors are strong and in time. A fine example of what many people feel to be the most innovative and graceful shotguns made in America. 4-49265 MGM133