"The Ithaca Victory grade and the
(Ithaca) Lefever trap gun were about the same quality."
The Victory grade (Flues and Knick) had the same internals, just not the engraving, wood quality, and fit & finish. The Ithaca Lefever cocked with the top lever, and was pretty clunky
Lefever Arms Co., Syracuse was the first major American maker to introduce a SBT in 1905; Baker's came out in 1909.
c. 1922 catalog courtesy of Dave Noreen, having been sold to H&D Folsom
