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I picked up this nice f/f Lefever GE 12 recently to use as my trap/duck gun, and it has this stock shield that someone added on, possibly as a gift from a tournament? Hard to say. Not sure how I feel about it. Tempted to remove it and make it disappear. It is inletted into the stock, so it won't be a simple job. Interesting piece of history, but...

Would be curious to hear some opinions. Thanks.


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The Sporting Life reports of state shoots from 1895 to about 1905 frequently mention Lefever, Smith, and Parker guns as prizes.

At the 1896 Empire State Tournament, Dan Lefever won a Smith gun in a raffle, then had his own Lefever stolen.
https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll17/id/47190

At the New York State Association Tournament June 8-11, 1897 in Auburn, N.Y., Harvey McMurchy won a “$12 case of whiskey”.


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If the gun was mine I'd leave it. But then, I don't have the ability to make something like that disappear, as you do. Tough call. Maybe engrave something (quaint) on it and leave it?

How long are the barrels? 30", or 32"?

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May not be the prettiest thing in the world, but it's a feature that enhances the gun's history and character. I'd opt to leave the shield as is; and it certainly won't decrease the gun's effectiveness on clays and birds.

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I'd leave it. It is in no way offensive to me, it is part of the gun's history, and it adds a touch of mystery. Tall, slender, dark, handsome, and mysterious.

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Things like that add a bit of charm, of history, to the gun. You could always have your initials and date engraved on it. Leave room for others to sign in over time. I’ve often wished that these old guns could tell me where they have been and who owned them. The tails that these old guns could tell.

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I agree with Jon. My 1918 32" BE Fox has the first owner's (probably) name engraved, crudely, on the guard bow. It says "H B Hart Oct 1919".

I wouldn't remove that for anything. Start the ball rolling and put your name and the year on that shield.



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What Stan said....

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Awesome. It's unanimous. I guess I'll put my initials on it! Thanks guys. Appreciate it.

This is a 30" gun. Has a slightly higher rib than normal, so possibly a special order target gun. Also has unusual what appear to be factory 2 7/8" chambers. Heavy krupp fluid steel barrels. It definitely breaks clays beautifully. I need to take some lessons though. I average around 22 or 23 at trap, but I've never been able to run straights. I bought this with the idea I might try to start getting better and shoot in some tournaments. I enjoy shooting decent with a 1904 gun along with guys shooting $8k o/u's.


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You'll grow even fonder of it if it does good work on ducks, which I fully expect it to.

Enjoy it in good health!

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