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I think that's a good decision Mark. Your initials and a date, leaving room for future owners...Geo
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If there is nothing of historical significance already engraved on it, I would get rid of it post haste. There is nothing attractive about it at all, and it adds nothing except a reminder that another Lefever has been defaced.
Since removing it would involve a refinish, I think it would look better with the flutes at the nose of the comb which are typically seen on G Grades... if they are done correctly. It is unusual that this G doesn't have them. Is the wood original? I see a couple other details that suggest it may be a replacement stock. I'm guessing this has a serial number in the 40,000 range.
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E.C. Griffith's Parker. AAH SN 104021 shipped December 13, 1901 with 32" Whitworth barrels, pistol grip stock, with special instructions, "no safety, no butt, put gold shield on side of stock 'Presented to E. C. Griffith, Pascoag, RI By Parker Bros'". The gun was returned in 1902 to be re-stocked with a straight grip and to install Silver pad.  Griffith won both the 1901 GAH at Targets and at Live Birds 
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Ghostrider, thanks for that link. I really enjoyed reading about Ross.
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E.C. Griffith's Parker. AAH SN 104021 shipped December 13, 1901 with 32" Whitworth barrels, pistol grip stock, with special instructions, "no safety, no butt, put gold shield on side of stock 'Presented to E. C. Griffith, Pascoag, RI By Parker Bros'". The gun was returned in 1902 to be re-stocked with a straight grip and to install Silver pad. Griffith won both the 1901 GAH at Targets and at Live Birds That is very interesting to read about. Thanks for posting that. 5 of the first 11 to run straights were with Parkers. I wonder what the other six were? Lefevers? Remingtons? Smiths? Good stuff.
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Here's the report Mark, which includes all the competitor's guns and loads 1901 GAH at Live Birds April, Interstate Park New York April 13, 1901 Sporting Lifehttps://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll17/id/42059https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll17/id/42076 Won by E.C. Griffith (Parker), of Pascoag, R.I. He killed 25 straight in the race and finished 18 more in the tie, shooting out twenty one other men who tied him. 2nd J.L.D. Morrison (Winchester), 3rd R.R. Bennett (Parker), 4th J.B. Barto (Parker), 5th Chris Gottlieb (Smith) Guns: Parker – 85, Smith - 34. Francotte - 21, Winchester - 11, Remington - 7. Scott - 6, Daly – 6, Cashmore – 5, Greener – 5, Lefever – 4, W. Richards - 3, Purdey - 2, Saxton, Clabrough, Cogswell, Churchill, James, Lang, Baltimore, Ithaca, Young, Reilly, Boss 1 each.  The straights, from "The American Field" April 13, 1901 courtesy of David Noreen. Griffith is on the right. 
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That looks like Ansley H. in the front row 5th from the left. Looks like he might be holding a Win M1897.
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That's him, Bill, but he's fourth from the left I think. He's wearing that distinctive hat.
Good catch.
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Stan, looking at my pics of Ansley I would have to agree. Looks like 4th from the Left.
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