![]() The barrels ring, but not like a church bell. It was made in Syracuse.Īlso, there is a flat screw in the rib just behind some kind of copper front bead sight with what appears to be a celluloid "bushing" on the bottom part of the front copper bead. ![]() ![]() If I recall correctly, it was 32 thousand something. What do you think? Is this thing worth anywhere close to 2 grand for a project gun? The wood's been cut, which is the worst sin. The barrels aren't badly faded, but they need redone to match the wood. It's either been restocked or completely refinished with checkering re-cut. Screws are slightly buggered, not bad, but you can see where they've been turned. It looks like hell with all those scratches and that shiny finish, but I promise you I can fix that. It's been cut so that with a one inch pad you get about a 14" pull. There are no serious gouges or cuts on the wood. There are all kinds of shallow scratches on the very shiny poly or laquer finish, and it needs redone. Barrels are maybe 95% fading blue, reciever is silver, egraving is very nice and sharp, high quality game scenes, and the lever is the center. It has a white line pad, and what appears to be either an expert restock or an expert refinish on really nice English walnut with multi point checkering patterns. It's a straight stocked, beavertailed forend extractor (not ejector) Lefever E grade with 30" Krupp barrels. ![]() ![]() At our little gun shop there is a rare treasure offered on consignment for $2,000. ![]()
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