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Originally Posted by flipper35
It is an old LeFever. Not sure the worth since it would never be sold. I am happy the kids love to do stuff like this. The boy did the .22 Model 514 earlier in this thread. She has a blinged out Marlin 30-30. Actually it is just brass Skinner aperture sights on it. We have a sxs 12g muzzle loader and .50 caliber muzzle loader they have ready to do. Both have lots of surface rust on the barrels.
Now that we replaced a broken leaf spring on the trailer they both want to use the spring steel to make knives. Yes, my kids are geeks.
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It's an Ithaca made LeFever Nitro Special, worth about $500 (more if a 20g, much more if a 410).
Ithaca bought Lefever in 1916 and produced a cheaper "box lock" version of the original side lock shotgun which you have. Great field guns to be sure. I have a few original Lefevers ranging in age from 1891 (10g), 1902 (16g) and 1914 (20g). I just don't get out and shoot them all that much. Nice work by the kids!