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SN. 15193. Cal. 12ga. This fascinating lefever built as a two brl set, Set 1-30", Set 2-28" both have matted concave ribs. Set 2 has a second number "15741". Both sets are beautifully struck and polished, and have very unusual double sculpted butterfly wings near juncture of action. Virtually all other high grade Lefevers have only one relief sculpted wing in this area. Casehardened Lefever action with pivoting bolt, later style cocking hook, and in-frame ejectors has early type sideplates incorporating sears and trigger pull adjustment screws, along with usual cocking indicators. SN of this gun pre-dates the present cocking and ejector system, this gun undoubtedly stayed near the factory for these improvements during its early period of use. Early style cross pin has been removed and holes plugged with ivory. Action is beautifully filed with fine fillets and beads. Rear portion of lockplates are stepped, found in only the highest grade Lefevers (B and up). Fences are filed in atypical graduated arcs. Most high grade Lefevers have some form of cloverleaf carving to fences. The only engraving consists of well done geometric borders around top lever and along sides of top strap, along with some borders around screw heads, which have very fancy sunburst engraving. Plain casehardened trigger guard has a bit of border engraving at tang, along with SN. Exceptionally fine, beautifully figured and marbled European walnut capped pistol grip buttstock measures 14" over checkered hard rubber buttplate, as is most often seen on D.M. Lefever guns. Drop points are of nicely carved arrowhead type. Checkering is of the first order in point pattern with line borders, and chip carving around base above unusual checkered hard rubber grip cap. There are more closely spaced borderless checkered flairs up toward comb and butt in fancy outline separated from main checkering by thin ribbons. Comb is fluted in typical Lefever high grade style. A vacant gold shield is on toeline. Matching splinter forend with large inset fancy horn tip, is near fully checkered with various spacings, borderless, in very fancy pattern with ribbons separating panels. Rear panel behind late style steel escutcheon is in the form of a shield. SET 1: Weight: 7lbs. 9oz. Cham. Lgth: 2-5/8". Min. Wall Thickness: .041(R) .040(L). Bore Diameter: .745(Both). Bore Restriction: .031(Both). SET 2: Cham. Lgth: 2-5/8". Min. Wall Thickness: .040(R) .039(L). Bore Diameter: .745(R) .746(L). Bore Restriction: .007(R) .020(L). DAC: 1-5/8". DAH: 2-1/2". LOP: 14".