Lefever E Grade ?

[james whittington]

Have any of you ever seen an E grade Lefever with a diamond inlay like this one has ? Any chance that this could be original ?
Glenn

[Dave Noreen]

Those inlays behind the sideplate are common on higher grades, but I don't recall seeing one on an E-Grade before. There is a D-Grade pictured with that inlay in Elliot's book.

[Bob Decker]

I have not seen that on an E grade. The limited view suggests that the gun has been re-case colored. Did the restoration include a new stock?

[Brian Dudley]

The gun has been refinished, wood and metal. But the inlays themselves Could be original.

[Bob Decker]

Yes, indeed. You can see almost anything on a Lefever. They were all custom ordered.

[james whittington]

The gun has been totally refinished. I do not know if it is the original stock. The owner bought the gun and had it refinished. It's nice to know that the inlays could be original. I have never seen an E Lefever with the inlays but I have not seen near as many Lefevers as some of the folks on here. I thank you for the help as I am trying to decide on an offer price for this gun. I added a few more pictures, the wood on the stock is pretty fancy. Hard for me to make a decision sometimes on just pictures and the gun is a long way off from where I live. It's a 12 gauge.
Glenn

[Bill Murphy]

I would covet this gun based on the wood quality, wood to metal fit (what I can see of it), the forend latch, and the inlay, which may be original. The refinish, oh well.