I was going through a bunch of old auction catalogs and ran across the Lanny Samson's auction catalog from Devine's auction in 1999. Lanny along with Phil Kroll, and Alan Avanger tough me most of what I know about Lefever's today.
I thought I would give a break down of the Lefever's that Lanny Had and the high and low hammer price for each grade.
Lanny Had 48 Lefever's
One gun was sold before the auction and ill include it.
1 Optimus, $4000.
1 S/O A or AA grade, $4000, For sale now for 69K.
1 B grade, $4300.
3 C grades, 3000, to $1300.
1 D grade, $900.
12 E grades, $1300, to $300.
4 F grades, $4000 to $1300.
4 G grades, $800 to $125.
2 H grades, $650 to $100.
1 I grade, $250.
2 DS grades, $2000 to $650.
1 C grade Sidecocker, $1100.
1 E grade Sidecocker, $500.
2 7D DM Lefever, $3300 to $1400.
1 9F DM Lefever, $1600.
2 0E DM Lefever, $400, $100.
1 B grade Nichols Lefever, $800.
1 E grade Nichols Lefever, $600.
1 C grade John Nichols, $2500.
1 D grade John Nichols, $2000.
1 E grade John Nichols, $1300.
1 Ellis, $700.
1 DM Lefever, Auburn, $1750.
1 Dangerfield Lefever, $800.
1 Barber Lefever, $900.
