I see where you are going. There is a fair bit of shadow in that photo, but you have a good point.

Still, I think it is even less likely to be a Marlin, Winchester, or Whitney. Ithaca made a small bore lever, but I am not aware of a large frame. Not a Savage or any Browning that I've ever seen. What lever rifle makers are we leaving out?

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