Ithaca Damascus Hammer Double

[Researcher]

Wow!! Good buy!! That is the quite scarce Two-Bolt Model. This one has been on GI for some time --

http://www.gunsinternational.com/Ith...n_id=100242606

The entry-level Ithaca hammer doubles were the X with steel barrels, the A with Twist barrels and the AA with Damascus barrels, all essentially the same except for barrel material. The B, C, D, and E all had increasingly finer Damascus barrels, increasing amounts of engraving and finer wood and checkering.

My A-Grade NIG is all original. I suspect the original owner got slapped in the face pretty hard with its 3 1/2 inch drop, and left it in the closet after that!!

[Parker Bachelder (Brad's Profile)]

Great find Allen

As Dave said, a two bolt model. They made less than 300 of these. Its production was at the point in time that Ithaca shifted its emphasis to the hammerless models. The 32" AA barrels ad to the rarity. The bores look perfect.
The early N.I.G.'s used leaf springs and placed the hammer pivot point very close to the back of the frame. It is common to see the frame cracked at the tumbler hole.
The drop at heel is way too much for most shooters. Beyond that a nice piece of American hammergun history.

Brad