Ithaca Hang Tag

[Stan Hoover]

I took some pictures of Hang Tags original to an Ithaca hammer gun, I noticed the recommendations on how to load buck shot and thought of Craig T and Charlie Cleveland.
It would be cool if the shipping date were noted but no such luck, it dates as being an 1896 gun.

I would love to compare hang tags with any other makers hang tags if anyone cares to share some they have.

[charlie cleveland]

I ve never thought about putting small shot around my buckshot....will try this soon...thanks stan for posting this....charlie

[Dave Noreen]

Neat tag. That would be from an 1896 vintaged NIG. Here is the tag from a very late Flues Model Ithaca --

109470

Here are a couple of Remington Arms Co. hang-tags from Model 1889 hammer guns. Of 1892 vintage --

109471

Of 1902 vintage --

109472

109473

[Dave Noreen]

Here is the Union Metallic Cartridge Co. page for their SMOKELESS shells to go with that 1902 Remington Hammer Double tag --

109474

[Bill Jolliff]

Here's pictures front and back of the hang tag that came with my early A, 12 gauge Fox, serial number 19823. Probably made around 1914 +/-.

Note that the tag says it's an ejector gun. It's not. It has standard extractors.

It also came with the Blue Ribbon tag.

The gun is as crisp as the hang tags.

https://i.imgur.com/ZdFnr3s.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/qG1Qsf5.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/rO2qJGq.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/MfL3RSZ.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/O0GFgVC.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/2QC6EN0.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/akw4Bu7.jpg

[Stan Hoover]

Very interesting there Dave & Bill.

That is a beautiful A grade there Bill, I wonder where or how that gun and or the cards survived in such great condition.

Stan

[Bill Jolliff]

Very interesting there Dave & Bill.

That is a beautiful A grade there Bill, I wonder where or how that gun and or the cards survived in such great condition.

Stan

Stan,

For the last 51 years, almost half its life, it's been sitting in my gun rack. I've never shot it and probably never will.

[Bill Murphy]

It's nice to know you have owned a gun longer than anyone else has owned the same gun. I have owned my 28 gauge VH for 62 years. Someone else owned it for only 56 years.

[charlie cleveland]

a fine fox for sure. and the paper work is unreal........charlie

[Dave Noreen]

Some years ago, Jay Shachter marketed an early Wayne & Bristol Streets Ansley H. Fox A-Grade, serial number 1025, with the hang-tag.

109483

109484

Some years later a poster on the AHFCA web site pictured a really early B-Grade, serial number 5, with the hang-tag. These are 1905-06 vintage guns.

[Stan Hoover]

It’s very interesting how each maker described their gun as being the best or first class.

We’re missing Parker hang tags, or Lefever, let’s see some guys:corn:

[Dave Noreen]

A couple of tags for Frank A. Hollenbeck designed guns --

109492

109493

109494

109495

[Phillip Carr]

I find the reloading data on the Ithaca tag to be really cool.
Using 8 or 10 shot as a filler must be an early attempt to use a buffer?
I would love to know given the same buck shot load how the gun would pattern with and without the filler.