Mark,
I had a nice straight stock F grade Lefever in the 49000 range, on which the stock shield (in the usual location) was inscribed to show that the gun was 1st prize in a trap competition, awarded to a competitive shooter named E. W. Arnold, who scorched the trap shooting circuit between 1905 and WW I. I am sure there were a number of competitions where LACo and ammunition companies were sponsors or co-sponsors and provided prizes during this era. My prize gun had a live bird configuration, i.e. without a safety.
Rich
