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Unread 02-21-2015, 04:03 PM   #1
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A dear friend of mine sent me some photos of one of his prized Lefever possessions. This is a 16ga Optimus. Two of my favorite things about these early Lefevers is the carved arrow behind the lock plates and the incredible breech ball sculpting. This gun is signed by A.E. Spangler on the lock plates. This is a thing of beauty in my eyes.....
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MAGNIFICENT!!!
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That defiantly qualifies as functional art.
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Couple of additional photos.....
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The safety gives this gun away as a nice "early" top lever gun, maybe 10,000 range or earlier. The LACA Chronology lists my old #9568 E Grade as the earliest known top lever gun. It is also a 16 gauge. Josh's pictured Optimus is outstanding. Do we know the serial number?
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Unread 02-21-2015, 09:16 PM   #6
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a thing of beauty for sure...i always had a soft spot for lefevers...this is the best one i ve ever seen... charlie
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Josh this is magnificent,thank you !!!
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Exquisite.
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The art of the checkering blows me away. Indescribable!
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Very nice, Josh! I have had 4 Lefevers and regretted selling them
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