[Bruce P Bruner]

Won the GB LS&B auction yesterday. The price went up considerably, bidding against the “Plaid Cloth” dealer in Olathe. He stopped $25 below my last bid. Bless his soul. The 1880 Lifter isn’t a “show stopper” other than having gorgeous wood figure coupled with a skeleton butt. It’s a 30” Damascus gun built on a #3 frame with the Deeley Forend Fastener. Unstuck barrel weight of 5lbs.-14 oz. Nice barrel thickness at the muzzle. I’m looking foreword to the letter. The pistol grip cap looks like it may have been nickel plated at one time. Photos of a screenshot: