I have a 16Ga Lafever Nitro Special made in 1926. "A man never has enough shotguns or dogs" If I got my face in too tight against that stock the shot would go low. My Nitro Special was a 12 gauge made in 1929, and it was a solid and reliable performer as long as I remembered not to press my cheek too firmly against the stock, which had a lot of drop. However, there were variations, including beavertail forearms and a single selective trigger. Most Nitro Specials have color case hardened receivers, double triggers, plain extractors, a low solid rib, and semi-pistol grip walnut stocks and splinter forearms checkered about 16 lpi. Nitro Specials were designed for modern smokeless powder shells (but not steel shot) and any Nitro Special that has not been abused should be safe to use today, which is why the model is included here. The Nitro Special was not a fancy gun, but it was hell for strong. Lefever and Sons were highly regarded and are mostly collectors' items today. The earlier Lefever double guns manufactured by the Lefever Arms Company and D.M. Ithaca had bought Lefever in 1916 and wanted to capitalize on the famous name. It was not a true Dan Lefever design rather it was an Ithaca boxlock design, the precursor of the famous Ithaca NID that appeared four years later. American Lefever Nitro Special was introduced in 1921 and discontinued in 1948, making it the oldest gun included in this article.
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