Ithaca 4E Single Barrel Trap 12ga – LETTER, ORIGINAL FINISHES, EXCEPTIONAL, vintage firearms

Description:
General Specs: Ithaca, 1963, 12 Gauge, 8lbs. 15oz., Full Choke, LOP 14 1/2", DAH 1 7/8", DAC 1 1/2"
Serial Number:  405104 

Ithaca’s Knickerbocker Single Barrel Trap guns hold a special place among American target arms. Built on the strong, simple Knick action, these guns earned their reputation the honest way — by breaking targets on trap fields across the country.

Serial number 405104 is accompanied by its Ithaca factory letter confirming it as a Grade 4 gun with a 32-inch barrel, 14-1/2 inch length of pull, 1-1/2 inch drop at comb, and 1-7/8 inch drop at heel. The records show the gun was started July 9, 1963, sold to Joseph T. Elton, shipped August 6, 1963, and inspected October 10, 1963.
There is nothing this Ithaca 4E needs except a trip to the club. With its excellent balance and long-tapered choke, the Knick remains a serious trap gun even by modern standards. A well-set-up Ithaca SBT will still stand proudly beside modern Krieghoff, Kolar, and Perazzi trap guns, while offering something they do not: classic American hand engraving, elaborate hand checkering, figured walnut, and the feel of a hand-finished vintage target gun.

This example is in outstanding original condition. The receiver retains 99% of its vivid factory case coloring along with sharp 4E engraving, excellent screws, a tight lock-up, and the top lever sitting well right of center. The 32″ barrel features a mirror bore and 99% original factory blue. While most single-barrel trap guns from this era were altered, refinished, or worn out from decades of use, this one remains extraordinarily well preserved. There is one notable ding at the forward end of the forend, (please see the photographs) disclosed for accuracy but left untouched to preserve the gun’s originality, and repairable at the buyer’s discretion; Vintage Firearms gunsmiths can make alterations to fit your needs with no waiting in line.

An Edwards Recoil Reducer is installed in the stock, a period-appropriate trap-shooter addition and part of this gun’s shooting history. From a collector’s standpoint, it should be noted as a stock modification, but it is very much in keeping with the gun’s intended use. The included Edwards paperwork explains the reducer system, and Bob’s handwritten note confirms this Knick 4E has the Edwards reducer installed.

A modern trap gun with this level of engraving, checkering, wood, and hand-finished character would be a very expensive proposition. Here is the real deal: a factory-lettered Ithaca 4E Knickerbocker Single Barrel Trap, beautifully preserved, mechanically ready, and still fully capable of doing what Ithaca built it to do. Thanks for looking, please review the photographs and specifications bellow.


Barrels
Barrel Length:   32"
Chokes:   .035 Full
Bores:   mirror
Bore Diameter:   .730
Wall Thickness:   .046
% Blue:   99%factory blue
Chambers:   2 3/4"
Ribs:   vent-tight
Sights:  front red fiber, mid ivory

Action
Action:  tight-Right of Center
Extractors
Receiver Condition:   99% factory case color
Screws:   excellent
Engraving:   crisp, sharp
Trigger Type:   single-crisp
Trigger Guard Color:   99%

Stock
Type:   capped pistol grip/beavertail
LOP:   14 1/2"
LOP To End Of Wood:   13 1/2"
DAH:   1 7/8"
DAC:   1 1/2"
Cast:   1/8" off
Checkering Condition:   perfect
Butt Treatment:   Ithaca pad

INQUIRIES
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on long guns. If it is a “VFI Certified” gun there is a 90 day mechanical warranty. Call or email us for more details or questions. Thanks! Vintage Firearms

Payment and Shipping
Ways to Pay: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3.5% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3.5% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax Collected: FL, MI, PA, TN
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $110.00 within continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK.
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes. C&R licenses accepted for shipping C&R eligible guns

Other
Terms of Purchase: Check your local and state laws before purchasing. It is the buyer’s responsibility to confirm his/her right to own the firearm or any item before purchasing.
PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. View all listings and our full inventory of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. Thanks for looking!We employ full time gunsmiths 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.

Shotgun Gauge: 12 Gauge

Price: $4,275.00