Ithaca 4E help
 

I ran into this Ithaca recently but I don’t have much experience with them.

Seems to be in very nice shape.

All option 12 ga vent rib bvtl ejectors.

Anyone have any comments on value and originality?

Thanks in advance.

James

It looks to be entirely original. A very nice example.





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That is a nice, original Ithaca 4E. I have the sibling to that gun in 20 gauge except mine has a splinter as opposed to the beavertail.

Thanks.

Any idea on value?

J

I am a small gauge person so I can't help much on a 12 ga. But I would say $4000-$5000.
Considering the condition.

Thanks again.

That's a very decent 4-E with my favorite, 3 position safety, single trigger. Although you don't show the butt stock, I suspect it's a trap configuration gun. An indicator gun with the earlier small Beavertail, I'm guessing a late 20's gun with a serial number under 430,000. There are a few of these on the market currently in the $35-4500 range. They are generally difficult to sell once the price exceeds 4K. They are very fine guns to shoot and I've taken a similar gun to Mexico for ducks etc in the late 90's-early 2000's. Steve Lamboy (ICD) shot a Grade 3 NID on that particular trip that had been all over the world and he fondly named it "International Harvestor"!

Miller trigger, probably original to the gun.

Miller design for sure. Early on, Ithaca paid Miller a royalty for each trigger($5?) Later on down the road, they quit that and I've heard the Miller Brothers were not happy! Walt Snyder might shed some light on that aspect!