Just a quick update before the weekend. I’m heading up to Maine to chase woodcock with Puck. I’m very excited to see some birds and get the dog in the woods. The woodock should be back in full force, so I hope to see a bunch of them. We may get out in the evening to watch the males display, too. I’ll post some pics on Sunday.


Here are a couple interesting guns on the market right now:
Here’s an odd “Purdey” hammergun. It has a sidelever and a very plain finish. It is not “…in the white…” as the seller states. Instead, it’s just plain, low grade double barrel, retailed by Purdey and probably made by W. & C. Scott. The price is very optimistic.
This Lang is another interesting side-by-side shotgun. It’s a converted pinfire with a unique lever-opening action. Very odd.
And don’t forget Amoskeag Auction Company’s sale on March 26. There are lots of Lefevers there, plus a few other nice guns, including this brand new Turner Lightweight (look at that ‘friggin condition) and a super little Francotte .410 (with long barrels AND a long stock–hard to find).
Here are all the Lefevers, listed by lot #:
6. Lefever Arms Company D-Grade Sidelock Double Shotgun, 12g
7. Lefever Arms Company F-grade Sidelock Double Shotgun, 12g
48. Rare Special Order Lefever DE Grade Sidelock Ejectorgun, 16g
95. Lefever Arms Company E-grade Sidelock Double Ejectorgun, 12g
360. Lefever Arms Company F-grade Sidelock Double Shotgun, 12g
512. Rare Barber and Lefever Thumb Opener Double Hammergun, 10g
514. Rare Barber and Lefever Thumb Opener Double Hammergun, 10g
515. Rare Barber and Lefever Round Body Thumb Opener Double Hammergun, 12g
564. Lefever Arms Company H-grade Sidelock Double Shotgun, 12g
565. Lefever Arms Thumb-opener Sidelock Double Shotgun, 10g
588. John Nichols E-grade Thumb Opener Double Hammergun, 10g
607. Lefever Arms Company H-grade Sidelock Double Shotgun, 16g
615. Lefever Arms Company DS Grade Sidelock Double Shotgun, 20g
616. Lefever Arms Company F-grade Sidelock Double Shotgun, 16g
619. Lefever Arms Company E-grade Sidelock Double Shotgun, 10g
620. Lefever Arms Company F-grade Sidelock Double Shotgun, 12g
621. Lefever Arms Company I-grade Sidelock Double Ejectorgun, 12g
622. Lefever Arms Company G-grade Sidelock Double Shotgun, 12g
679. Manton Percussion Double Converted to Breech-loader by Dangerfield and Lefever , 12g
681. Dangerfield and Lefever Breechloading Double Hammergun Conversion, 10g
682. Nichols and Lefever Thumb Opener Double Hammergun, 10g
683. Nichols and Lefever Thumb Opener Double Hammergun, 10g
684. Nichols and Lefever Thumb Opener Double Hammergun, 12g
685. Extremely Rare H. Tomes & Co Percussion Double Converted to Breechloader by Francis Dangerfield
756. Lefever Arms Company G-grade Sidelock Double Shotgun, 12g
762. Lefever Arms Company DS-Grade Sidelock Double Shotgun, 16g
822. Nichols and Lefever Thumb Opener Double Hammergun, 10g
847.Bar-in-wood Percussion Converted Double Barrel Shotgun by J A Ellis of Canandaigua New York, 10g
848.Bar-in-wood Percussion Converted Double Barrel Shotgun by Dangerfield & Lefever, 14g
852. Lefever Arms G Grade Sidelock Double Shotgun, 12g
867. Lefever Arms Company H-grade Sidelock Double Shotgun, 12g
868. Lefever Arms Company G-grade Sidelock Double Shotgun, 12g
869. LeFever Arms Company DS Grade Sidelock Double Shotgun, 12g
872. Lefever Arms Company F-grade Sidelock Double Shotgun, 12g
909. Rare Barber and Lefever Thumb Opener Percussion-converted Shotgun, 16g