Help identifying an Ithaca!

[Brent Francis]

Really nice and really really rare. You would have to look long and hard for another. Field grade NIGs are fairly common. The B grades show up rarely on GB and GI but I dont recall ever seeing any of the higher grade NIGs before your post. Thank you for pictures. I have a field grade 12 and a B grade 16 and have shot both with RST 2 1/2" with no problems. I think they are nicer than most of the sidelock hammer guns from that era.

[Drew Hause]

Jim's post is from 2015 and Austin is correct, the barrels are Chain damascus, usually found on No. 3 hammerless Flues.

No one on the internet can tell Gary if his gun is safe. This is a start
https://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/vie...p?f=5&t=366087