**High Quality D.M. Lefever & Co. Crossbolt SxS Hammerless 12 Gauge with Krupp Steel Barrels

12 Gauge. 30" barrel length. 15" length of pull. 1.25" drop to comb. 1.75" drop to heel. 2.5" chamber length. SN: 1774. Full Chokes. Blued metal finish. Attractively figured walnut stock has multi-point and fleur-de-lis style checkering to Prince of Wales grip, wraparound beavertail forearm, and side panels. Break action side by side hammerless shotgun with a solid matte rib, and ivory bead mid-barrel and front sights. Item features extractors, single trigger with barrel selector, crossbolt, and a vented rubber recoil pad. Engravings include bank note-style floral scroll, knotwork bordering, neoclassical floral motifs, and rosette screws overall. Frame also has engraved vignettes depicting canine and fowl scenes including: two spaniels to right side, two pointers to left side, two ruffed grouse to bottom, and a single spaniel to exterior of triggerguard. Stock has an oval shaped brass or gold escutcheon to bottom of grip cap, and a brass or gold shield shaped escutcheon to bottom edge of stock. Markings include arched D-M-LEFEVER & Co/PATENTED marks to bottom of frame between trigger guard and grouse vignette. Lower tang is engraved with serial number 1774 surrounded by scrollwork. Interior of triggerguard is rollmarked with serial number 1774. Both barrels are stamped KRUPP FLUID STEEL and feature dash-dot borderwork to standing breeches, with relief engravings continuing from fences to underside of barrels.

Most likely manufactured some point between 1901 and 1906. According to the Lefever Arms Collections Association, serialization for crossbolt models manufactured at the Syracuse, Defiance, or Bowling Green factories began at number "1000" in 1901, and "2174" in 1906.

Property from a Midwest Collection

This lot is located in Cincinnati.