Ithaca Model 37

stuckatwork · February 4, 2002, 11:08 AM

A friend was wondering if anyone could give him a ball park estimate as to the worth of this shotgun.

Ithaca Model 37, 20 gauge, feather light, bottom eject. Good coondition

Thanks.

Harley Nolden · February 4, 2002, 12:24 PM

stuckatwork:
standard model $225.00

HJN

**4V50 Gary** · February 4, 2002, 05:22 PM

Harley, how about the parkerized Model 37 with the factory 8 shot extension? Not interested in parting with it (love the fanfire fun), just curious.

Harley Nolden · February 5, 2002, 06:42 AM

Gary:
From the sounds of it you may have a Model 37 Law Enforcement. Ithaca intered the Law enforcement market in 1962, when it introduced the Model 37 Military and Police (M&P) 8 Shot mag. The M&P was styled after the riot guns made under various military contracts.

The only price listing I have on it is from 1999, with values from $360.00 down to $75.00.

HJN

**4V50 Gary** · February 5, 2002, 10:30 AM

Thanks Harley.

Mick Mason · February 5, 2002, 03:53 PM

G,day harley

Before the gov over here confiscated it in the Big Gun Buyback in '96, I had an Ithica that was simmilar to the M&P but it had a 7 shot mag and had written on the side DS police special.
Is there anything you can tell me about this gun.
I would like to know if the gov ripped me off by insisting that it was just a 37 featherweight and giving me US$250.

Thanks Mick

Harley Nolden · February 5, 2002, 04:11 PM

Mick:
I do not have a reference for 1996 Values, and have no knowldedge of your location. (by the greeting: Aussie?) So I cannot say if you were ripped off or not. Even in the U.S. that gun may differ in price from, let's say, NY or MS.

I am assuming that the shotgun you had was an 8 shot. 7 in the mag, one in the chamber. Ithaca, to my knowledge or references, did not list a 7 shot in the M&P.

HJN

Mick Mason · February 5, 2002, 09:19 PM

Harley

Thats correct, 7 in the mag.

I was really pissed off at the buyback but I was thinking of selling the gun anyway because it had a sloppy chamber and cheaper shotshells would expand into the extractor slot and the gun would jam. The only way around it was to shoot winchester super X, which seemed to be thicker in the plastic base and didnt ever jam. Winchester slugs were a differant matter though.

Thanks, Mick

February 4, 2002, 11:08 AM	#1
stuckatwork Senior Member Join Date: March 3, 2000 Posts: 217	Ithaca Model 37 A friend was wondering if anyone could give him a ball park estimate as to the worth of this shotgun. Ithaca Model 37, 20 gauge, feather light, bottom eject. Good coondition Thanks. __________________ These are the words of Stuckatwork. They don't represent the views or opinions of my employers. They aren't that clever.

February 4, 2002, 05:22 PM	#3
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,838	Harley, how about the parkerized Model 37 with the factory 8 shot extension? Not interested in parting with it (love the fanfire fun), just curious. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

February 5, 2002, 06:42 AM	#4
Harley Nolden Staff In Memoriam Join Date: January 8, 1999 Location: Brunswick,GA USA Posts: 1,884	Model 37 Police? Gary: From the sounds of it you may have a Model 37 Law Enforcement. Ithaca intered the Law enforcement market in 1962, when it introduced the Model 37 Military and Police (M&P) 8 Shot mag. The M&P was styled after the riot guns made under various military contracts. The only price listing I have on it is from 1999, with values from $360.00 down to $75.00. HJN

February 5, 2002, 10:30 AM	#5
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,838	Thanks Harley. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

February 5, 2002, 04:11 PM	#7
Harley Nolden Staff In Memoriam Join Date: January 8, 1999 Location: Brunswick,GA USA Posts: 1,884	Value Mick: I do not have a reference for 1996 Values, and have no knowldedge of your location. (by the greeting: Aussie?) So I cannot say if you were ripped off or not. Even in the U.S. that gun may differ in price from, let's say, NY or MS. I am assuming that the shotgun you had was an 8 shot. 7 in the mag, one in the chamber. Ithaca, to my knowledge or references, did not list a 7 shot in the M&P. HJN

February 4, 2002, 12:24 PM	#2
Harley Nolden Staff In Memoriam Join Date: January 8, 1999 Location: Brunswick,GA USA Posts: 1,884	stuckatwork: standard model $225.00 HJN

February 5, 2002, 03:53 PM	#6
Mick Mason Member Join Date: January 16, 2002 Location: S.E. OZ Posts: 30	G,day harley Before the gov over here confiscated it in the Big Gun Buyback in '96, I had an Ithica that was simmilar to the M&P but it had a 7 shot mag and had written on the side DS police special. Is there anything you can tell me about this gun. I would like to know if the gov ripped me off by insisting that it was just a 37 featherweight and giving me US$250. Thanks Mick

February 5, 2002, 09:19 PM	#8
Mick Mason Member Join Date: January 16, 2002 Location: S.E. OZ Posts: 30	Harley Thats correct, 7 in the mag. I was really pissed off at the buyback but I was thinking of selling the gun anyway because it had a sloppy chamber and cheaper shotshells would expand into the extractor slot and the gun would jam. The only way around it was to shoot winchester super X, which seemed to be thicker in the plastic base and didnt ever jam. Winchester slugs were a differant matter though. Thanks, Mick