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Ithaca Grade 4E 12 Gauge – 32” KRUPP BARRELS HIGH STOCK, NICE! vintage firearms inc
Guns International #: 101147730 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Ithaca Shotguns - Shotguns - Live Pigeon
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Seller: Vintage Firearms, Inc
Company: Vintage Firearms, Inc.
Member Since: 5/19/07
First Name: jay
Last Name: shachter
State: Michigan
Zip: 49546
Country: United States
Phone: (616) 292-6240
Phone2: (616) 608-4337
Fax: (616) 608-4701
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 171
Total Number of Listings: 5121
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: credit card, check, certified funds, wire transfer (Advertised price represents the 3% cash discount price. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3% higher cost.)
Description:
Ithaca Grade 4E 12 Gauge – 32” KRUPP BARRELS HIGH STOCK, NICE! vintage firearms inc
Description:
Ithaca Grade 4E 12 Gauge Side-by-Side
32" KRUPP BARRELS, HIGH STOCK, NICE!
General Specs: Ithaca, Year 1918, 12 Gauge, 8lbs 4oz, SxS
Serial Number: 292400
The Ithaca Gun Co. sold more double shotguns than any other American maker of its time, and by a very long margin. The prices, grade for grade, were competitive with the other makers, i.e. Parker, L.C. Smith, Lefever, A.H. Fox, but they sold soooo many more guns. The buying public found Ithaca a better gun. My own observation is that, grade for grade, Ithaca doubles had better wood, far better checkering, often superior engraving, and equal mechanics and handling characteristics compared to the other makers. In today’s world of vintage American doubles, Ithaca is an undervalued vintage double shotgun. The Flues Model particularly is a great example, being the longest running model in the Ithaca line-up. The Flues Model came out in 1909 and was in constant production through 1926, a 17-year run! There were over 250,000 Flues Models produced in this time period, an amount equal to all of Parker Brothers 65 years of production! This fine Flues gun, SN292400 built in 1918 is a great example, with 50% factory case color, nicely figured wood, flor-de-lis checkering interlaced with ribbons, excellent mechanics, and long 32” Krupp Steel barrels, and offered at a very affordable price. Many of the early guns had lots of drop in the stock for the old style of shooting, making them undesirable in today’s world where double gun enthusiasts use their guns for hunting and clay targets. Here we have a gun likely built as a Trap Gun or Live Bird Gun, with stock dimensions of 14 1/6” LOP x 1 7/8” Drop at Heel, and 1 ½” Drop at the nose of the comb. This would make an amazing live bird gun, or a long-range gun for blocking corn fields, pass shooting doves and crows, dropping geese at long ranges, late season pheasants, western sharptail, or rearranging a big tom turkeys hairdo. The gun weighs in at 8 1/4lbs. and has a very nice swing and balance to it. The repetitive recoil is greatly reduced in a gun of this weight, making this a great sporting clays gun as well. This is not the typical worn out Flues with tons of drop and short barrels, but instead a gun with the features shooters want in today’s shooting world. Thanks for looking!
Barrels
Barrel Length: 32" Krupp Steel
Chokes: .034 both F/F as marked
Bores: Mirror
Bore Diameter: .726/.725
Wall Thickness: .039/.034
% Blue: 98%
Chambers: 2 3/4"
Ribs: tight
Sights: single
Action
Action: tight, lever right of center
Ejectors or Extractors: ejectors, well timed
Case Color: 50%
Screws: excellent
Engraving: clear sharp Joseph Loy engraved
Trigger Type: double, crisp
Trigger Guard Color: 30% mostly grey
Stock
Type: capped pistol grip/splinter forend
LOP: 14 1/16"
LOP To End Of Wood: 13 1/16"
DAH: 1 7/8"
DAC: 1 1/2"
Cast: neutral
Checkering Condition: excellent, flor de lis; ribbons
Butt Treatment: silvers
There are more photos upon request. We offer a 30 day mechanical warranty on this fine shotgun. Call us for full details. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. Just open one of my ads and click on the line that says “see all items from this seller” and a very nice list of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. I have many more fine sxs shotguns not yet listed. Thanks for looking!
Payment Methods: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price represents the 3% cash discount price. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3% higher cost.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax: 6% Michigan Only
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $45.00 We ship internationally!
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes
Call to purchase #616-292-6240. If you have any questions please call or email us. Thanks! Vintage Firearms Inc
We employ a full time gunsmith on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs "tweaked", let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns "as found" and others want them "just so". We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes