Production Dates
Please remember that there are no factory records for the Lefever Arms Co. (of Syracuse). Therefore these numbers are an extrapolation from known data. However, up to 1/3 of LAC guns were produced out of sequence.
The below dates with associated serial numbers represent the approximate serial number range at the beginning of that year.
Lefever Arms Co. – Lefever Sidelock Model Guns
| Observed Year of Production: | Serial Number of Gun: |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 5000 |
| 1881 | 5500 |
| 1882 | 6500 |
| 1883 | 7500 |
| 1884 | 8049 |
| 1885 | 8500 |
| 1886 | 9500 |
| 1887 | 10000 |
| 1888 | 10500 |
| 1889 | 11500 |
| 1890 | 12500 |
| 1891 | 14552 |
| 1892 | 17240 |
| 1893 | 20264 |
| 1894 | 22112 |
| 1895 | 23288 |
| 1896 | 24856 |
| 1897 | 25556 |
| 1898 | 27180 |
| 1899 | 28916 |
| 1900 | 31632 |
| 1901 | 36364 |
| 1902 | 40480 |
| 1903 | 45408 |
| 1904 | 49496 |
| 1905 | 51064 |
| 1906 | 54592 |
| 1907 | 57924 |
| 1908 | 60164 |
| 1909 | 61704 |
| 1910 | 62824 |
| 1911 | 65092 |
| 1912 | 65512 |
| 1913 | 69544 |
| 1914 | 71336 |
| 1915-1919 | 73000 plus |
Crossbolt Guns – (The Syracuse, Defiance OH and Bowling Green OH made guns).
| OBSERVED YEAR OF PRODUCTION: | SERIAL NUMBER OF GUN: |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1000 |
| 1906 | 2174 |
Lefever Nitro Special – (Made by Ithaca Gun Co.)
| Observed Year of Production: | Serial Number of Gun: |
|---|---|
| 1921 | 100,000 – 101599 |
| 1922 | 119899 |
| 1923 | 158699 |
| 1924 | 185399 |
| 1925 | 214399 |
| 1926 | 233007 |
| 1927 | 252699 |
| 1928 | 272999 |
| 1929 | 297199 |
| 1930 | 298699 |
| 1933 | 298749 |
| 1934 | 299249 |
| 1935 | 299999 |
| 1935 | 325000-327299 |
| 1936 | 336399 |
| 1937 | 345099 |
| 1938 | 345899 |
| 1939 | 347099 |
| 1940 | 353099 |
| 1941 | 354999 |
| 1942 | 356299 |
| 1946 | 357299 |
| 1947 | 361199 |
Lefever A Grade – (Made by Ithaca Gun Co.)
| Observed Year of Production: | Serial Number of Gun: |
|---|---|
| 1934 | 300000-300654 |
| 1935 | 301007 |
| 1936 | 301023 |
| 1937 | 301037 |
| 1938 | 301045 |
| 1935 | 301050-301699 |
| 1936 | 302099 |
| 1937 | 302399 |
| 1938 | 302456 |
| 1939 | 302496 |
Lefever Single Barrel Guns – (Made by Ithaca Gun Co.)
| Observed Year of Production: | Serial Number of Gun: |
|---|---|
| 1927 | 8505 |
| 1928 | 15729 |
| 1929 | 20280 |
| 1930 | 20799 |
| 1931 | 21799 |
| left open | 21899 |
| 1935 | 22299 |
| 1936 | 23099 |
| 1937 | 23499 |
| 1938 | 23799 |
| 1939 | 24579 |
| 1940 | 24604 |
| 1941 | 24607 |