GUN SPRING 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/14/2016
EXCEPTIONAL HIGH ORIGINAL CONDITION LEFEVER E GRADE. LEFEVER SXS E GRADE 53103 12GA MODERN Cal. 12 ga. 30" Bbls with slightly raised, flat, matted rib are engraved "LEFEVER ARMS CO." and "Krupp" on top of right bbl, and "Steel" and "Syracuse. N.Y. U.S.A." on left. Krupp steel markings and SN are on bottom of bbls. Typical late Lefever action features self-compensating top lever bolt, ball and socket hinge pin, arched cocking hook, cocking indicators, trigger pull regulating screws in lockplates, automatic safety which can be rendered non-automatic with adjustment screw, and nickel-plated double triggers. Action is engraved with sprays of very well cut scroll, with other geometric and line embellishment. Lockplates with a fine mix of more scroll and Lefever's always excellent, nicely detailed, dogs in oval vignettes at centers; a pointing pointer on left, and pointing setter on right. "Lefever Arms Co" is on front portion of each lockplate. Color hardened trigger guard has a duck on bow and SN on grip. Lightly marbled and nicely stump figured European walnut capped pistol grip buttstock measures 14-1/4" over ribbed composition buttplate. Standard point pattern checkering is at grip, and there is a vacant silver oval on toe line. Matching splinter forend has "clam shell" Deeley type release. Bore diameter: left -.729, right - .729. Bore restrictions: left - .031 (full), right - .032 (full). Wall thickness: left - .039, right - .041. Drop at heel: 2-9/16", drop at comb: 1-9/16". Weight: 7 lbs. 12 oz. LOP: 14-1/4". CONDITION: Exceptionally fine. Bbls retain over 95% orig blue, with some light marks and some flecking, most notably a spot and other scratch on right bbl side in front of forend tip. Action retains over 90% orig case hardening color, silvered on high edges of fences, sharp edges, and silvered from normal handling wear on bottom. Lockplates retain essentially all of their vivid color. Trigger guard is silvered on edges, and at grip. Plating of triggers shows some minor bubbling and small chips of loss. Stocks retain nearly all of their orig finish with some minor marks and scratches, two fairly deep on right side of comb. Checkering lightly worn and dark. Screws are temper blued. Bores are excellent. Action is tight. A wonderful Lefever with great dimensions. 50131-1 MGM179 (12,500-17,500)