Ithaca bought the Lefever name, parts and work in process c. 1916. Scattered through the later Lefever serial number ranges are guns that were finished and sold by Lefever Arms before the sale, as well as others assembled by Ithaca from the parts and work in process it acquired in 2016. Lefever Arms Co. was a Syracuse, NY company. After the purchase Ithaca moved the acquired work in process to its facility in Ithaca, NY. Some of the Ithaca finished Lefever guns are marked Lefever Arms Co., Inc., Ithaca, NY. The Ithaca-produced guns have a different look and generally lower quality engraving. Eventually, in the 1920s, Ithaca recycled the Lefever name on an Ithaca gun called a 'Nitro Lefever', a good serviceable gun having nothing to do with the guns made by Lefever Arms Co.. Others will chime in if they have more to add or want to correct anything incorrect in what I say.
