Please see Keith Kearcher's Double Gun Journal article Volume 6 issue 3. It contains pictures of 4 original Lefever Double rifles; 3 hammerless and 1 Nichols and Lefever hammergun.
I believe this gun is an original double rifle Lefever that has been re-case colored. At one point in time, it may have had a set of shotgun barrels with it (2 barrel set). The rifle barrels were made this way for balance and to fit the large frame. Most of the Lefever double rifles are in Sharps calibers. All of the Lefever hammerless double rifles I have examined are prior to the 105xx serial range.
Dr. Bob- Lefever #10,005 is a AA grade with original Whitworth Steel barrels. Three of the other double rifles in Keith's article have earlier serial #'s than this one and they have steel barrels as well. Steel barrels were in use at that time.
Last edited by Josh Loewensteiner; 04/11/09 03:19 PM.
