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Leon Nelson
06-29-2026, 08:07 AM
Could this recoil pad have been original on a 1905 grade D?
Jeff Kuss
06-29-2026, 08:21 AM
That appears to be an Ithaca starburst pad.
Stan Hoover
06-29-2026, 08:36 AM
That appears to be an Ithaca starburst pad.

Sunburst:nono:
Tom Kidd
06-29-2026, 09:04 AM
Isn't 1905 too early for an Ithaca Sunburst pad??
Stan Hoover
06-29-2026, 09:06 AM
Isn't 1905 too early for an Ithaca Sunburst pad??

Dave will know by memory, but if I remember correctly, 1932.
Bill Murphy
06-29-2026, 09:52 AM
There was a time when Ithaca promoted the sale of their pads on the sporting goods market.
Drew Hause
07-01-2026, 11:28 AM
Stan is correct.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Vintage-Recoil-Pads/i-WdrNCRs/0/L8VpzjW8dBPrvDb2cMCVJhh2fZnmPLnSrbQKx3TSz/M/Ithaca%20pad%201932-M.jpg (https://drewhause.smugmug.com/Vintage-Recoil-Pads/i-WdrNCRs/A)

The aluminum base was introduced about 1950

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Daryl Corona
07-01-2026, 11:50 AM
Stan's the man when Ithacas are involved.
Craig Larter
07-01-2026, 12:11 PM
Look at that gun very carefully especially the top rib extension where it meets the top rib.
Leon Nelson
07-01-2026, 03:33 PM
Thanks. You have sharp eyes. Just might have saved me from myself
Dave Noreen
07-02-2026, 10:34 AM
The Ithaca "bridge Trestle" Recoil Pad was introduced in the first 1932 Ithaca Gun Co. catalog --

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Pre-war the face of the pads were marked "PAT. APPL'D FOR" at the bottom of the logo --

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Post-war they are marked "PATENTED" as are the repros.

In 1950 Ithaca introduced the aluminum base version.

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For 1966 Ithaca began using this pad --

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