I hope to have an 8 gauge Ithaca in the future, time will tell:whistle:

It's a 5 pin Grade 6 Stan. Wow.
Another one of Walt's; a 6 pin with "American Flag" and I believe a Gr. 5

https://photos.smugmug.com/US-Makers...n%20Flag-M.jpg

This is Wayne Owen's Gr. 6 6 pin with 4 Iron "Turkish"

https://photos.smugmug.com/US-Makers...%20Owens-M.jpg

The barrels look to be 3 Iron Crolle, but if you'll post a full size close up of about 8" of barrel where the contrast is most apparent I'll "read' the pattern.

Stan's gun is shown on page 37 in volume 1, issue 3 of the Double Gun Journal, written by Walt Snyder. Walt describes the gun as " a beautiful old Ithaca Crass with Grade 7 quality engraving. Most likely a custom gun as there is no grade designation and the checkering pattern is style 4".

Thanks Drew & Wayne,

Drew,
I will try to post some pictures of the barrels tomorrow in natural light or perhaps I can get some decent pictures this evening.
The engraving on that gun in your second picture is amazing, do you know perhaps what year gun that may be?

You beat me to it Wayne, thanks for hunting that up. The water table is marked as a Grade 1

Stan, the gun in the second picture was made in 1898.

Thanks Wayne. Walt obviously knows, but my Crass catalog only shows Grade 6 as the top of the line. Grade 7 may mean Special Order. Lewis models had Grade 7. Researcher should know.

So you’re thinking of adding a set of 8 gauge barrels to one of your NID 10 mags ?

Murphy/Harold,

the water table is marked with a 1 over 12, Walt described it as Grade 7 engraving in his article with grade 4 checkering on the stock. This gun was obviously a custom order.
I looked over his Crass article that Wayne referenced, the article was not specifically about this gun, but he did include 3 pictures of this gun.

I did notice that in the article, the gold setter on the trigger guard is (upside down) or not situated as it is now. I'm scratching my head, it is definitely the same gun, but why the difference on the dog???

Stan

Not sure Craig if I can make it happen, but a few of my Magnum 10 barrels sets OD measurements are very similar to the 8 gauge barrels. Now obviously the 7 frame Parker barrels are much larger.
If it's possible, not sure.
Stan

Apparently somebody wasn’t fond of the original orientation of the gold setter…





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