Man that gun was rusted! That is the deepest pitting on a frame that I have ever seen.

Sure, rare in barrel length, but that is where the fun stops.

Ask Harold Pickens here about his experience with another very rare long barreled hammer gun...

The only thing which would make the barrels useless is if the wall thickness has been degraded to a point deemed unsafe to shoot. Just about everything else could be replaced or repaired. However, lower grade guns like yours usually end up costing more than the gun would ever be worth.

Tony, what you will eventually do with your relatives gun is a decision you will make. My experience would say that most collectors whether pure collectors or shooters typically don’t collect guns only for rarity if they are not in good shape or cannot be restored in a financially rewarding way. You might because of the sentimentality. Guns are bought and sold everyday for more than most will pay, but selling like that can be exasperating, I’ve heard. Generally folks on this forum collectively, won’t steer you wrong.

If I were to be of a notion to make an offer on that gun or one like with similar distinctions in present condition going by the pictures my offer would be in the three digit area . But if I offered and acquired you can bet your backside I’d get it so I could shoot it and would shoot it but maybe not a lot . Now with all that being said with the present state of the possible change in power in this country that gun and many more the rest of us posses may become completely worthless in financial terms if they do what I believe they have a mind to .

Reminds me of the "chicken coop gun"....

Yes indeed Richard!

No wait - We're thinking of the "Oregon B Lifter" not the Chicken Coop Gun...


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The first D.M. Lefever double I ever held in my hands, back in the spring of 1968, was leaning against the wall inside an old chicken coop at a college buddy's Grandmother's place near Fisher's Mill, Oregon. It was rusted solid.

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Wow Dean someone did a excellent redo on that one.
Ken

I just turned 79 in Nov. and have severe COPD, which has had me on O2 24/7 for the last 10 years. Last March, I spent a month between the hospital and a rehab joint with a bout of pneumonia. At one point, they had me sign a DNR form. The short of it all- I ain't going to be around too much longer.

Knowing that, I'm now selling a 60 yr. accumulation of hunting, fishing and camping gear, as well a lot of memorabilia I have stowed during my career as an outdoor writer. And before you ask...all my kids are in their mid-50s and have no interest in owning any of it. They would much prefer good old money. :)

So...the topic of this thread will get sold to someone somewhere in the very near future. I'll probably start by listing it on Guns International or Gunbroker for what I think it's worth and go from there. The worst that can happen is it won't sell. But I'll keep trying.

Lastly, I really appreciate all the input from the members here. Thanks for that.

PS: I ran a copper brush with solvent down the barrels and they look like they're in decent shape. Also, for some reason the pitting in the photos looks a lot worse than it does to the naked eye or to touch. The worst is on the tang. Regardless, I'll let whoever buys it worry about it.