Ithaca .410 NID

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It's def. a Grade 1. 1 1/2's, as I recall, were only in the Flues models and well before the 410 was introduced. Researcher--that Grade 1 10 bore Magnum is a nice gun! I was its caretaker for awhile in my NID days!!

[Researcher]

In the late teens, through The Great War, Ithaca Gun Co. phased out the use of composite iron and steel barrels, making a number of their entry-level grades that differed only by barrel material redundant. They dropped the No. 1 Special and combined the No. 1 and the No. 1 1/2 as the New No. 1 in late 1919.

No. 1 Dec. 1919 Catalogue.jpg

By the way, a 1927 vintage NID .410-bore would have started life chambered for the 2 1/2 inch .410-bore shell. The 3-inch .410-bore shell was introduced along with the Winchester Model 42 in 1933.

[birddogdoc]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

In the late teens, through The Great War, Ithaca Gun Co. phased out the use of composite iron and steel barrels, making a number of their entry-level grades that differed only by barrel material redundant. They dropped the No. 1 Special and combined the No. 1 and the No. 1 1/2 as the New No. 1 in late 1919.

Attachment 57275

By the way, a 1927 vintage NID .410-bore would have started life chambered for the 2 1/2 inch .410-bore shell. The 3-inch .410-bore shell was introduced along with the Winchester Model 42 in 1933.

I read about the chambers in Walt’s book...I guess this gun made a trip back to the factory to have its chambers worked on. That’s pretty neat I think. Thanks for the info!