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Unread 01-21-2014, 07:02 AM   #13
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Chris I never read up on lefever , are they highly thought of like the parkers and smiths ? im more familiar with brit guns
In my opinion it's Lefevers from Syracuse era that really shine ,Dan's crossbolt gun that he made on his own last going off is nice as well.

Almost every wear point on a graded Lefever was owner adjustable ,granted some of it was probably not needed,but the first time I seen the the adjustable ball joint in the frame to compensate for looseness on face I was sold ...you only have to Tig a few hooks or turn some new pins and smoke in a few barrels to see the value in that design ,

Search the engraving styles on these guns ,very nice stuff there as well . The checkering is really well done on all grades

The one thing I don't like is restocking one ,on the first one years ago I ruined two blanks ,luckily the third was the charm ,I'm in no way ashamed to say it (although what in my mind was ruined was likely me being anal )
that being said there's a great feeling of accomplishment when I finish one

I put them in the same league as Parker,a much different gun obviously but like Parker made in all sorts of dizzying array's ,and subtle nuances that keep collectors guessing.
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