my 20ga 1920 grade 1 Flues weighs 6lbs 4.8 oz - 28 inch barrels

Here is the wood on a 12 gauge NID field grade that I have. It is a late gun being built in 1941. The theory is that Ithaca used up some of there higher grade wood on field guns towards the end of production. This particular gun has 30” barrels and weights 7lbs 8oz. I also have a later 30’s built 16 NID that weights 6lbs 8oz.

A lewis or flues will usually always be lighter than a comparable NID in the same gauge. This is because of the design of the actions and how much metal is machined out of it. The NID is much more stout of a frame.

Flues guns especially are very lightweight in the frames. And the earlier versions are prone to the frames cracking when improper loads are used.

Wood on my 5E Knick SBT:

The checkering on Ithaca's is secondary to none also. That's a beauty Jason

I doubt there was ever an Ithaca as finely and intricately checkered as high grade Remington Hammerless Doubles --

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I stand corrected, Dave, those are works of art

my dads old e grade lefever has the nicest wood on it than any of my other guns..this shore is some nice wood and really good engraving shone here...charlie....

Here are two others!

Enjoy Will

Dave,

You are right. Ithaca checkering on grade 4 and up has the Appearance of high quality with all the scalloped borders, ribbons and flurs in it, but the actual quality of execution and detail is usually lacking. It is just flashy to catch the eye.