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Originally Posted by Milton Starr
Chris I never read up on lefever , are they highly thought of like the parkers and smiths ? im more familiar with brit guns
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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
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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.