All that's left of Ithacagun in Ithaca

ithacaartist · 02-14-2022, 06:29 PM

Looks naked without its factory...

mrerick · 02-14-2022, 07:16 PM

That's some smooth bore!

sheepherder · 02-14-2022, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ithacaartist

Looks naked without its factory...

I've owned three Ithaca Model 37's...Two 16ga, one 12ga...Really liked the 16's...

Where'd Ithaca go???

Edward Tinker · 02-15-2022, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by sheepherder

I've owned three Ithaca Model 37's...Two 16ga, one 12ga...Really liked the 16's...

Where'd Ithaca go???

not sure - I've got a single shot that my brother owned as a kid

Mister Sunshine · 02-15-2022, 03:34 PM

I had an Ithaca 20 gauge. Kicked like an Army mule.

ithacaartist · 02-15-2022, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by sheepherder

I've owned three Ithaca Model 37's...Two 16ga, one 12ga...Really liked the 16's...

Where'd Ithaca go???

Upper Sandusky, OH https://ithacagun.com/

The name lives on, and they offer classic Model 37--and a 1911, which hadn't been made by Ithaca since WWII.

sheepherder · 02-19-2022, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ithacaartist

The name lives on, and they offer classic Model 37--and a 1911, which hadn't been made by Ithaca since WWII.

That interested me, as I don't think anyone offers a copy of the 1911...And Ithaca doesn't either. It's a M1911A1 copy, and the pics show one heavily accessorized...

There was mention of a member on another forum who had made a copy of the 1905 (?) (that was submitted to the original trials) from a M1911A1 but I couldn't find it. That would be a cool retro-clone.

gunbugs · 02-19-2022, 06:15 PM

The only 1911 copies (not 1911A1), I've seen were made by Colt about 20 years ago.

tomaustin · 02-19-2022, 11:33 PM

I have an ITHACA MAG 10...

It will let you know when it fires..............!!!

ithacaartist · 02-21-2022, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by tomaustin

I have an ITHACA MAG 10...

It will let you know when it fires..............!!!

Pretty sure any Mag 10 is Remington's problem now. IIRC, they bought the Mag 10 as Ithacagun was circling the drain. The model 51, their Ithaca made semi-auto, was also a dilly. Its charging handle had a habit of falling out while the owner was afield.

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Originally Posted by sheepherder

...And Ithaca doesn't either. It's a M1911A1 copy...

Since I'm not much of a 1911 guy, I use the term in the loosest, most general way possible.

I had a GI 1911 made by Armscor in the Phillipines for High Standard https://gunsgunsguns.net/high-standard-gi-1911/ , but its modified ejection port probably keeps it from being a copy. To its credit, it has very crappy sights.

G.T. gets to enjoy it now!

m1903a3 · 02-21-2022, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by gunbugs

The only 1911 copies (not 1911A1), I've seen were made by Colt about 20 years ago.

I have a 1913 Colt M1911. Don't need a replica

ithacaartist · 03-17-2022, 01:08 AM

Blast from the past...

ithacaartist · 03-29-2022, 09:28 PM

A local historian keeps posting pics on Facebook. And here's a link to the company's historical info, including its timeline up to its demise around here: https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/20...thaca-gun.html

wlyon · 03-30-2022, 12:24 AM

I own 2 older Ithaca double barrels. Very fine made firearms. Thanks for the pics and history. Bill

02-14-2022, 06:29 PM	#1
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,369 Thanks: 7,432 Thanked 2,611 Times in 1,378 Posts	All that's left of Ithacagun in Ithaca Looks naked without its factory... Attached Thumbnails __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

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mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,919 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,135 Times in 1,518 Posts	That's some smooth bore! __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

03-17-2022, 01:08 AM	#12
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,369 Thanks: 7,432 Thanked 2,611 Times in 1,378 Posts	Oooold pics of Ithaca Gun Company Blast from the past... Attached Thumbnails __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

03-29-2022, 09:28 PM	#13
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,369 Thanks: 7,432 Thanked 2,611 Times in 1,378 Posts	More old pics and history A local historian keeps posting pics on Facebook. And here's a link to the company's historical info, including its timeline up to its demise around here: https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/20...thaca-gun.html Attached Thumbnails __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

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wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,652 Thanks: 3,210 Thanked 2,613 Times in 969 Posts	I own 2 older Ithaca double barrels. Very fine made firearms. Thanks for the pics and history. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

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Mister Sunshine User Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Cherry Valley, Ca. Posts: 94 Thanks: 0 Thanked 29 Times in 20 Posts	I had an Ithaca 20 gauge. Kicked like an Army mule.

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gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 672 Thanks: 371 Thanked 1,202 Times in 407 Posts	The only 1911 copies (not 1911A1), I've seen were made by Colt about 20 years ago.

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tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 522 Times in 201 Posts	I have an ITHACA MAG 10... It will let you know when it fires..............!!!