I collected NID small bores for years and your gun is a fine example. It’s a very late example of a gun with cocking indicators. They were basically gone by the 460 serial number range. Much of the information I included in my DGJ article in the Winter 2000 still holds true today regarding 28 gauge NID’s. Since that time I acquired some other examples, including a 4-E 2 gun— 3 barrel set that was fully optioned , including vent ribs. The Ithaca NID guns were under appreciated for many years and still, in some instances, represent excellent values in all gauges.
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