That Lefever has what was called non-twisted brown damascus. It was also referred to as tor or tordu by the Belgian makers. This is bottom of the barrel stuff, the cheapest thing on the market. A set of barrels like this would sell for $.90 around 1900.
I do not believe I have seen a Lefever with barrels like those. It would be interesting to see the top rib. Uncle Dan was very proud of a matting machine he purchased that gave a unique pattern to the rib. Besides the crack, there appears to be pitting.
Pete
