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I found this little E grade 20 gauge Lefever last summer at a gun show. It has 28" Krupp Fluid steel barrels and it is an ejector gun. As far as I can determine it was made around 1905 with the 54XXX serial number. It's a nice shooting gun that functions well. The person that sold it to me said it was a friend of his that owned the gun. Apparently, when the friend's father died the executor of the estate, in another state, sent him the gun in a box. It remained in the box, unopened, for over 10 years until the son opened it last spring. Not being a gun guy he found the seller to represent the gun for him at this little gun show. And I just happened down the aisle. When you do the math, the book indicates there were only around 100 guns made in 20 gauge in the higher grades with engraving.
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Not meaning to hijack your thread Larry, I thought I'd share my 28" steel barrel H grade Lefever 20. It's a non ejector and my photos are not as nice as your but the condition is wonderful with very shootable dimensions. Winner of the 2020 Uncle Dan Cup.
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Wow.... now I am going to have more dreams of finding such a gun.... Darn it.
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Wow, that is special. Somewhere in the bowels of my gun safe stands a DS 20 with ejectors that needs to see the light of day, sure not as nice as these 2.
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