Fantastic Lefever High Grade Special Order 12ga 2 brl set- A superior original condition example with best quality workmanship!

Description:
This fascinating lefever built as a two brl set, Set 1-30", Set 2-28" . Both sets are beautifully struck and polished, and have very unusual double sculpted butterfly wings near juncture of action. Virtually all other high grade Lefevers have only one relief sculpted wing in this area. Casehardened Lefever action with pivoting bolt, later style cocking hook, and in-frame ejectors has early type sideplates incorporating sears and trigger pull adjustment screws, along with usual cocking indicators. SN of this gun pre-dates the present cocking and ejector system, this gun undoubtedly stayed near the factory for these improvements during its early period of use. Early style cross pin has been removed and holes plugged with ivory. Action is beautifully filed with fine fillets and beads. Rear portion of lockplates are stepped, found in only the highest grade Lefevers (B and up). Fences are filed in atypical graduated arcs. Most high grade Lefevers have some form of cloverleaf carving to fences. The only engraving consists of well done geometric borders around top lever and along sides of top strap, along with some borders around screw heads, which have very fancy sunburst engraving. Plain casehardened trigger guard has a bit of border engraving at tang, along with SN. Exceptionally fine, beautifully figured and marbled European walnut capped pistol grip buttstock measures 14" over checkered hard rubber buttplate, as is most often seen on D.M. Lefever guns. Drop points are of nicely carved arrowhead type. Checkering is of the first order in point pattern with line borders, and chip carving around base above unusual checkered hard rubber grip cap. There are more closely spaced borderless checkered flairs up toward comb and butt in fancy outline separated from main checkering by thin ribbons. Comb is fluted in typical Lefever high grade style. A vacant gold shield is on toeline. Matching splinter forend with large inset fancy horn tip, is near fully checkered with various spacings, borderless, in very fancy pattern with ribbons separating panels. Rear panel behind late style steel escutcheon is in the form of a shield. 

Gun remains in excellent, and collector quality overall condition. Action retains about half of its original case color, which is quite vivid where protected. Lockplates retain over 80% of their original color. Case color is very strong on trigger guard bow, silvered somewhat on edges, and at grip. Stocks retain nearly all of their original hand rubbed oil finish, with scattered light marks, grain slightly raised. Bores are generally excellent. Mechanics are crisp.

This is really a wonderful, highly unusual Lefever that certainly raises more questions than it answers. It is priced at $7995 plus shipping to your door as an antique. Please dont hesitate to contact me with any questions or reasonable offers at (704) 280-2382 or via PM on this site. 

Antique: Yes
Shotgun Gauge: 12 Gauge
Manufacturer: Lefever
Model: Special Order
Serial Number: 15193
Barrel Length: Set 1-30" Set 2-28
Chambers: 2-5/8" Both Sets
Ejectors: Yes - in-frame
Condition: Excellent and all original
Metal Condition: Excellent
Wood Condition: Excellent
Bore Condition: Bright and shiny
Barrel Type: Damascus
Triggers: Double Triggers
Stock Comb: 1-5/8
Stock Heel: 2-1/2
Fore End: Finely checkered splinter forend
Butt Pad: Original checkered horn buttplate
LOP: 14
Weight: 7lbs. 9oz.
Manufacture Date: Mid 1890's
Choke Left: Set 1- .031 Set 2-.020
Choke Right: Set 1- .031 Set 2-.007
Extras: Extra barrels
Minimum Wall Thickness Left: Set 1- .040 Set 2- .039
Minimum Wall Thickness Right: Set 1- .041 Set 2- .040

Price: $7,995.00
Shipping: $55.00
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