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I think the best seller would be a 16 Syracuse Lefever sideplate on the XX frame with extractors & 28" bbls. If we know the cost of the assembled & fitted bbls (in the white or blued) and the receiver before engraving, then I guess everyone could approximate the cost of doing it the way they want. I'd be inclined to F grade engraving. I'd be more than happy to run a piece on this in the Lefever Arms Collectors Association newsletter, when you get the project a little farther along, i.e. with ballpark prices for the barreled frames. Good luck on this. Rich
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I'd be very interested in building up one of these so long as it's a sideplated gun. A while back I was thinking about having an engraving project done on a Spanish gun but I think this sounds a bit more interesting. I'm guessing SN #1 is taken, but I'd like SN 7 or 8 if it's not spoken for.
Personally, I'd rather have the options of 30" and 28" over 26", and I'd rather have a larger bore than smaller. I'd greatly prefer 12 over 16/20. Depending on cost I might consider a set of guns (12, 20) if the decision was made to go with the larger action.
On the Lefever forum it's mentioned that there's a possibility of rifle barrels. I'm already drooling.
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Ken,
Do you plan to reproduce the stepped side plate action found on the B and up grades, and, if so, will the barrels carry the "bat wing" found on original C and up? I agree with the several posters that 30 inch barrels will be more saleable than 26. I also agree that fewer options early on will increase the chance of financial success. I suggest 20 only initially, then 16 to follow. Personally, I've thought about making a 28 from a DS 20, but don't think the 28 is the main road to commercial (even limited scale) success.
I have studied Steve Earle's Wesson actions, and they are of the finest craftsmanship! I believe he still makes them in 25 unit batches, so we are talking about VERY limited production!
Great project. I will certainly buy one. Good luck!
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Here's a shout from the wilderness. Keep with the 26" barrels. Anyone else out there prefer this length? Randy
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I explained in an earlier post how the manufacturing list could be limited to two longer barrel lengths with the option of a third shorter option. It was done by A.H.Fox and I think it was done by Hunter Arms Company also.
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Short tubes would be what I prefer, but you can not please everyone.
Ken we had discussed a 3 gun Labrador bulino engraving project... with the possibility of getting it done on a new in the white American made gun... well now we are talking!
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Ken:
This is a great undertaking. I think there has to be a mechanism for gun buyers like myself to have an entity shepherd the process through the "guild" of craftsmen. I have no problem paying each craftsman in advance as the work progresses but I would feel more secure with someone expediting things along the track to completion. I know that sky's the limit when it comes to customization but there needs to be someplace for the buyer to ballpark the finished product in a couple of basic grades. As to price, in my view a $7,000 to $10,000 would be a salable range for a sub gage with an extra bbl.
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Here's a shout from the wilderness. Keep with the 26" barrels. Anyone else out there prefer this length? Randy Yes, I would prefer the 26" length, too. Cast my vote for availabity of the 16 on the XX frame. My normal companion Lefever is currently a 16 with 26" tubes. What a great project!
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Ken I am a first time poster- have an RBL on order -would be very interested in one of these- price is some object.
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