Ithaca

ithacaartist · 01-19-2015, 08:29 PM

Old-timey salesmanship!

wlyon · 01-19-2015, 08:49 PM

I have two Ithaca double barrels that I inherited from my father and an uncle. My fathers is lightly engraved with a beautiful grained stock. The other one is a field grade. Both in 16 gauge. What a work of art and fitting. Old craftsmanship at it's best . Have did a lot of hunting with both. Like the ad. Thanks. Bill

Sergio Natali · 01-20-2015, 03:54 AM

Here Ithaca Gun Company is more famous for the .45ACP 1911/A1 pistol made between 1942 and 1945.
Recently I've noticed that it's getting difficult to find good ones in their original conditions.
Herebelow one of them for sale at the equivalent price of about US 1830.00 (Augusta Arsenal reworked)
What is it like in the States?

Sergio

ithacaartist · 01-20-2015, 09:48 AM

The 1911 guys will be better informed, but it seems to me that any collectible Ithaca-made gun is in the value range you mention. Ironic reputation in Europe, because I don't believe IGC made handguns as regular fare, only for a few years during the second WW. Perhaps to capitalize on the mystique, the current owners are offering a 1911--or have recently. The Model 37 turned out to be their flagship after the days of the double barrel waned. Their fit suffered during their last years in Ithaca, which I attribute to the company's being ravaged and bled dry by corporate acquisition and shenanigans. It certainly was of no economic help when the enterprise subsequently shut down. Next time I'm downtown, I'll try to remember to snap a pic to post of the factory's chimney, which is all that remains here.

GySgt1811 · 01-20-2015, 05:05 PM

My go-to hunting gun is an Ithaca Flues Model, serial numbered to 1921. It's a workhorse double 12. I love it. It stays with me when TSHTF so as to bring home some bird meat.

Gunny John

01-19-2015, 08:29 PM	#1
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wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,655 Thanks: 3,212 Thanked 2,619 Times in 971 Posts	I have two Ithaca double barrels that I inherited from my father and an uncle. My fathers is lightly engraved with a beautiful grained stock. The other one is a field grade. Both in 16 gauge. What a work of art and fitting. Old craftsmanship at it's best . Have did a lot of hunting with both. Like the ad. Thanks. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

01-20-2015, 03:54 AM	#3
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Here Ithaca Gun Company is more famous for the .45ACP 1911/A1 pistol made between 1942 and 1945. Recently I've noticed that it's getting difficult to find good ones in their original conditions. Herebelow one of them for sale at the equivalent price of about US 1830.00 (Augusta Arsenal reworked) What is it like in the States? Sergio Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

01-20-2015, 09:48 AM	#4
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,374 Thanks: 7,447 Thanked 2,613 Times in 1,380 Posts	The 1911 guys will be better informed, but it seems to me that any collectible Ithaca-made gun is in the value range you mention. Ironic reputation in Europe, because I don't believe IGC made handguns as regular fare, only for a few years during the second WW. Perhaps to capitalize on the mystique, the current owners are offering a 1911--or have recently. The Model 37 turned out to be their flagship after the days of the double barrel waned. Their fit suffered during their last years in Ithaca, which I attribute to the company's being ravaged and bled dry by corporate acquisition and shenanigans. It certainly was of no economic help when the enterprise subsequently shut down. Next time I'm downtown, I'll try to remember to snap a pic to post of the factory's chimney, which is all that remains here. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

01-20-2015, 05:05 PM	#5
GySgt1811 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 237 Thanks: 1,238 Thanked 126 Times in 84 Posts	My go-to hunting gun is an Ithaca Flues Model, serial numbered to 1921. It's a workhorse double 12. I love it. It stays with me when TSHTF so as to bring home some bird meat. Gunny John