Ithaca 4E 16
We recently saw pictures of Russ Jackson's Ithaca Grade 2 Pigeon, and I shared some of my Grade 3 Lewis. Into my life today walks a stunning Ithaca 4E 16. All original with the exception that a new Ithaca repro Sunburst recoil pad comes with the gun, but not yet installed. Old pad has collapsed. Beautiful wood, and Ithaca's checkering patterns are second to none. 28" tubes that may be F/F(drat)
, but I didn't have choke gauge or camera with me.
It is a little heavier than I prefer at about 6 3/4 lbs, like a 1 frame parker 16. Apparently, engraving patterns varied a lot thru the years, from what I could pull up off the internet. Were many 16 ga 4E's made?
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