Rough age/decade on Ithaca double barrel

mehavey · April 10, 2021, 05:46 PM

any takers on a gross estimate? (from a friend family estate)

HiBC · April 10, 2021, 05:56 PM

Different strokes...

I might repair the stock split,dress up the screw heads,..."Less is more"

I'd call the rest honest patina.

mehavey · April 10, 2021, 07:09 PM

My thoughts on any gun with heritage as well, HiBC.
... but any idea on roughly when manufactured ?

Jim Watson · April 10, 2021, 07:45 PM

I THINK it is an NID made after 1927.

mehavey · April 10, 2021, 08:19 PM

Thanks Jim.
I've emailed the friend's mother (whose husband it was) to have her find the Serial#

**44 AMP** · April 10, 2021, 10:06 PM

Serial # should be on the flats when the gun is opened, also on the barrel and possibly on the inside of the forearm as well.

Seems to have fluid steel barrels, not stub twist or damascus so that would put it somewhere between the later 1900s and WWII.

I have my Grandfather's Ithaca with fluid steel barrels and it is verified bought in 1909. Ithaca made twist barrels after that, so a twist barrel alone isn't a guarantee of the year it was made.

other pics would be helpful

April 10, 2021, 05:46 PM	#1
mehavey Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 6,882	Rough age/decade on Ithaca double barrel any takers on a gross estimate? (from a friend family estate)

April 10, 2021, 10:06 PM	#6
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,794	Serial # should be on the flats when the gun is opened, also on the barrel and possibly on the inside of the forearm as well. Seems to have fluid steel barrels, not stub twist or damascus so that would put it somewhere between the later 1900s and WWII. I have my Grandfather's Ithaca with fluid steel barrels and it is verified bought in 1909. Ithaca made twist barrels after that, so a twist barrel alone isn't a guarantee of the year it was made. other pics would be helpful __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

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April 10, 2021, 05:56 PM	#2
HiBC Senior Member Join Date: November 13, 2006 Posts: 8,283	Different strokes... I might repair the stock split,dress up the screw heads,..."Less is more" I'd call the rest honest patina.

April 10, 2021, 07:09 PM	#3
mehavey Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 6,882	My thoughts on any gun with heritage as well, HiBC. ... but any idea on roughly when manufactured ?

April 10, 2021, 07:45 PM	#4
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,532	I THINK it is an NID made after 1927.

April 10, 2021, 08:19 PM	#5
mehavey Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 6,882	Thanks Jim. I've emailed the friend's mother (whose husband it was) to have her find the Serial#