Concur with Stan, it is a Lewis model. The Crass model had the sear pin visible in the lower corner of the action, for a total of 5 pins or screws visible on the side of the action. The Lewis model shortened the action and covered the sear pin with the buttstock, showing only 4 pins. I have both models, and shoot low pressure (1 oz @ 1200 or less) 2 3/4 inch shells in both. To my knowledge, and somewhere in Walt's first book, the standard Ithaca 12ga chamber was 2 3/4 from the outset, unlike Parker, Smith, and others which were 2 1/2 to 2 5/8. Your gun appears in good shape, and if the bores are not pitted too badly, should be safe and fun to shoot. Providing all the other factors of a vintage gun are there, i.e. on face, proper lock up, solid wood, sound barrels etc.
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