I have stripped and cleaned this 10 gauge hammer Ithaca- looks good for a gun made around 1904- barrels clean and bright with no pits- What will keep this gun I have from being into a four figure price range are the following noted flaws: (1) The forearm iron- the J spring that keeps the forearm in place is missing the leaf spring and the set screw- may well be the same as for an LC Smith hammer gun, so not impossible to get. (2) someone electro-etched a seven digit series of numbers on the left barrel side of the receiver- just below the banner that is lettered "New Ithaca Gun"- also there are two initals etched on the front bottom section of the receiver- (3) the gun locks up and the barrels are "on face" but the top lever will move past the center line of the top tang when the gun is closed- I have NOT taken the receiver or locks apart (that's for an expert gunsmith) the lug and tapered bolt seem OK by visual inspection, perhaps it is the spring that drives the bolt into the lug pocket that needs replacing- not sure-
I have fotos of the gun apart in the four basic component groups- buttstock and the inletted areas and the head- no cracks or splits-also shows the original Ithaca logo black BP- the receiver with the hammer back at full cock- good trigger pulls and the sears lock the hammers at full cock- the splinter forearm- and fotos of the 32" barrels- will re-assemble and get more fotos, then will post them in the "For Sale Section" of our PGCA website forum--
If you mean Steve Barnett- he has a first class reputation- I'll take a look at his hammer guns listings and see what he has in 10 gauge hammer guns at present- I can't do a lay-away, terms are 100% payment by good check, insured shipping from a FFL to you or your FFL- 5 day inspection, return for full refund less shipping if not right NQA- fotos soon- if you'd like, I'll send you an e-mail and give you a "head's up" as to when I'll be posting the ad and fotos- thanks for your interest, Milt!!
