Ithaca guns were not very well fitted and finished. For a long while, Ithacas were some of the cheapest field guns out there. And the other makers were having to try and match their price point to compete.
Regarding the numbers of production. Their main line of doubles exceeded 400,000 guns built in the different variations. That is twice what parker built. But when you also factor in the Lefever Nitro Special and the Western Arms guns, they built a crap ton of guns. I dont have the numbers in front of me, but they built more lefever nitro specials than Dan lefever ever built “real” lefevers.
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