Guns International #: 102100855

Category - Lefever Shotguns - Shotguns - American Double

Category
Lefever Shotguns
Shotguns - American Double

Lefever G Grade 12 Gauge – HIGH CONDITION, ENGRAVED, vintage firearms inc

Description:
General Specs: Lefever, Year 1909, 12 Gauge, 7lbs 4oz, Chokes SK/M, LOP 14 1/16", DAH 3 1/16", DAC 1 3/4"
Serial Number: 61683

Most who pursue Classic American Double shotguns know that Lefever Arms Co. of Syracuse, N.Y. produced elegant shotguns.  The first of the prominent American doublegun manufacturers to close its doors (1914), Lefever produced relatively few fine doubles; in the range of 60.000 guns.  The Lefever G Grade guns are not the fancy, engraved guns from Lefever Arms, but they were not the lowest end of the scale either.  The DS was Lefever’s entry level gun, then came the H Grade, then the G Grade.  The G Grade had true Damascus Steel barrels instead of twist steel and they used a nicer grade of European walnut to stock the gun, with a finer checkering pattern to set it off from the lower grades.  Most of the lower grade guns from any maker tend to be worn beyond desirability.  Worse yet, they have been “fixed” and “restored” by basement tinkerers that relinquish the gun to a state of unworthiness for anyone who knows fine vintage American double shotguns.  This Lefever, serial number 61683 made in 1909, is one of the lucky ones.  It remains intact, with just light normal wear over its 113 years of service, with all original parts, original checkering, nicely figured uncut wood with a hard rubber buttplate, excellent bores, beautiful star pattern Damascus barrels with a minimum barrel wall thickness of 34 thousandths, a solid 90% vivid factory original case color, great screws, all in top mechanical condition.  The barrels are tight as new on the joint and breech face of the action.  This being a later G Grade, it has a nice application of scroll engraving on the lockplates and a more elaborate border scroll as well.  YOU RARELY SEE A G GRADE WITH THIS ENGRAVING AND IT INCREASES THE DESIRABILITY AND VALUE OF THIS GUN, AS DOES THE BEAUTIFUL STAR PATTERN DAMASCUS THAT SHOWS 95% OF ITS FACTORY PATTERN.  At Vintage Firearms, Inc. (VFI) we inspect each gun before purchase, our 4 gunsmiths clean and service each gun as needed, and on this gun, we stripped the action to the smallest part, Ultrasonic cleaned and scrubbed all parts to shiny metal, inspected all parts for integrity and function, lubricated and reassembled, providing you a VFI CERTIFIED GUN, a $275 service in our shop.  VFI CERTIFIED GUNS have a 90-day mechanical warranty providing confidence you are buying a fine shotgun that will provide years of service in the field.  NONE of the other sellers provide this service.  This is an affordable entry into the fine vintage shotgun market and is ready to be used afield and at the clays course for another 100 years.  Lefever made some beautiful shotguns, and this is one of them.  SEE BELOW FOR SPECIFICATIONS.  Thanks for looking!
 
Barrels

Barrel Length:  28" star damascus
Chokes:  .006/ .022  Skeet/Modified
Bores:  shiny, clean
Bore Diameter:  .732/ .730
Wall Thickness:  .036/ .034
% Blue:  95% black/silver damascus; factory
Chambers:  2 3/4"
Ribs:  tight
Sights:  Front gold bead

Action

Action:  right of center
Ejectors or Extractors:  extractors
Receiver Condition:  90% vivid factory cc; thinning on bottom
Screws:  excellent
Engraving:  clear, sharp sunburst scroll
Trigger Type:  Double, crisp
Trigger Guard Color:  60% blue w/engraving

Stock

Type:  Capped pistol grip/ Splinter forend
LOP:  14 1/16"
LOP To End Of Wood:  13 3/4"
DAH:  3 1/16"
DAC:  1 3/4"
Cast:  0
Checkering Condition:  excellent
Butt Treatment:  Lefever factory plate

There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on this gun. Call us for full details, or to purchase #616-292-6240. If you have any questions please call. Thanks! Vintage Firearms Inc

Payment Methods: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax: Collected in AR, IL, KS, MI, PA, TN
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $70.00 within the continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK. We ship internationally with additional fees!
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes

PLEASE SEE MY OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. Just open one of my ads and click on the line that says “see all items from this seller” and a very nice list of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. We have many more sxs shotguns, o/u shotguns, rifles and handguns not yet listed, check back or email us for a preview. We are a Wilson Combat dealer! Thanks for looking!

We employ full time gunsmiths on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs "tweaked", let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns "as found" and others want them "just so". We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.

SOLD

Curio/Relic: Yes
Shotgun Gauge: 12 Gauge