What year is my Ithaca 37?

What year is my Ithaca 37?

MODEL 37 REPEATER PUMP

Where is Ithaca 37 serial number?

A: On the Model 37®, the serial number is located on the bottom right side of the receiver or on earlier models the chamber end of the receiver between the magazine and barrel.

Does Ithaca still make the Model 37?

Ithaca has undergone a lot of ownership changes over the years. Today it is based in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, and prides itself as a gunmaker still building every part of its guns in the United States. The Model 37 is still available with MSRPs starting in the $895 range.

What is a flues shotgun?

The Ithaca Gun Company first produced a single-barrel trap gun in 1914. Their guns were based on the Emil Flues three piece lock design and known as the Flues Single-Barrel Trap up until 1922 when it was replaced with a New Improved Design (NID) created by Frank Knickerbocker.

What is an Ithaca Lefever Nitro worth?

This shotgun was offered with 26″, 28″. 30″ and 32″ barrels only. 36″ barrels was not an option. Retail value for a gun in the condition shown and stated would range from $150 to $300 depending on mechanical and bore condition and remaining original wood and metal finish.

Do new Ithaca shotguns Slam fire?

Also please note the Ithaca does not “slam fire”, the hammer is released by the second sear after the breach is in fully locked!

Can you slam fire a Ithaca 37?

Thus, holding the trigger down allowed the gun to fire the instant a new round is cycled into the chamber without requiring the trigger to be released; this feature was called “slam-fire.” Otherwise, the Model 37 operates in much the same way as other pump-action shotguns.

Why is the Ithaca 37 so expensive?

Actually the original post was about Ithaca shotguns are they worth it? Ithaca’s are made of steel not aluminum and plastic. They cost more because they take more machining to make. Parts machined vs stamped parts cost more.

How much is a Ithaca Model 37 featherlight shotgun worth?

On the other hand, new Model 37 Featherlight shotguns range from approximately $900 to $1500. While the prices may be steep, the advantages of a new gun are worth factoring in when you are in the market for a workhorse shotgun.

What is Ithaca flue?

The Ithaca Flues was a sturdy shotgun. This Ithaca is a Flues, built in 1922, one of 223,000 between 1908 and 1926, the all-time best-selling American double gun. The Flues Ithaca changed history.

Where is the serial number on a Lefever Nitro Special?

Serial Number and Grade location: Lefever sideplate serial numbers start at 5000 and end somewhere in the mid 74XXX range. Anything over 100,000 is a Nitro Special made by Ithaca and is a completely different gun. The best place to find the serial number will be on the water table.

What was the serial number of the Ithaca Model 37?

Here is a chart I recovered from the old Ithaca website. Ithaca Model 37 Repeater Serial Number Listing by Year.

Where was the Ithaca Gun Company once located?

Company once located in Syracuse, NY. around 1916. The Flues model single barrel trap guns and the “two bolt” hammer guns are also numbered within this series. YEAR SERIAL NUMBER YEAR SERIAL NUMBER YEAR SERIAL NUMBER 1914 246892 to 246895 1922 400000 to 400014 1945 WW II 1915 to 255000 1923 to 400055 1946 to 402797

Where did Model 37 Model 37 shotguns come from?

Much of the data presented for the Model 37 guns came from microfilm copies of Ithaca shipping records on file at the National Tracing Offices of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and from microfiche copies of invoices from the 1980 era that were found at the Ithaca factory.

When did the model 37R serial number end?

The special serial number block for the Model 37R was discontinued after 1949. Special serial number blocks were discontinued during 1953 for the models 37S and 37T. *Interchangeable barrels began with serial number 855000. Unique serial number sequences were established for special edition and commemorative Model 37 and Model 87 guns.

Here is a chart I recovered from the old Ithaca website. Ithaca Model 37 Repeater Serial Number Listing by Year.

How big is the barrel on the Ithaca 37?

Defense: an affordable 12 or 20 gauge model built for home defense purposes. 18.5″ barrel with 5-round capacity or 20″ barrel with 8-round capacity. Essentially the same as the Model 37 M&P’s used by military and police for many years. Fawcett, Bill.

How did Francis Keene contribute to the Ithaca Model 37?

The development of a more accurate rifled slug gun became a combined effort of Ithaca’s development team, but ultimately the credit would land to the barrel room foreman, Francis Keene. It was Keene who had developed a new technique for boring the barrel.

Company once located in Syracuse, NY. around 1916. The Flues model single barrel trap guns and the “two bolt” hammer guns are also numbered within this series. YEAR SERIAL NUMBER YEAR SERIAL NUMBER YEAR SERIAL NUMBER 1914 246892 to 246895 1922 400000 to 400014 1945 WW II 1915 to 255000 1923 to 400055 1946 to 402797