New Ithaca Double

[nid-28]

Originally Posted by Stan Hoover

including a 4-E 2 gun— 3 barrel Set

Bill,
That sounds like a very interesting set, so were these consecutive serial numbered guns built as a pair with the 3 barrels being shared?

Either way, a NID 4E 28 gauge is pretty darn rare,
Stan

Stan--these two guns were purchased together and shipped together on the same invoice to Los Angeles and were one number apart. Two barrels were fitted to one gun and the other was a single set of barrels. Of note, all 3 sets of barrels were 28 inches long.

[Researcher]

Generally speaking, I see the cocking indicators disappearing during the 459xxx range. I've recorded guns in the 4591xx and 4592xx with the indicators and the earlier style stocks, while guns in the 4595xx and higher without indicators and the 1935 style stocks. Earlier some customers must have specified no cocking indicators as I have recorded 12-gauge guns in the 448xxx and 450xxx range without indicators and a No. 5E 20-gauge in the 457xxx range.

I handled those fully optioned No. 4E 28-inch 28-gauges with serial numbers one digit apart at Jacqua's about 35 years ago. They also had a No. 5E .410-bore that day.