Ithaca Crass Grade 3

[Mike Poindexter]

Stan, your C.A.Holbrook gun rang a bell and I just looked it up. It is pictured in 3 color views at page 43 of the first edition of Walt Snyder's book. No attribution to the pictures, so I assume it was one of Walt's own guns. No information on who C.A.Holbrook was.

[Stan Hoover]

Thanks Mike,

Yes, this gun is pictured in Walt's book, and it was formerly Walt's gun. I don't feel really confident that requesting a letter will get me anywhere, Walt held all the records till just a few years back and to my knowledge never did an article on this particular gun.

Stan

[Stan Hoover]

Not to drive anyone to boredom, but here is a Grade 4 Crass with some elk like creatures for engraving, circa 1895. Don’t you wish sometimes to have been born 100 years earlier

I apologize for the less than desirable background

[mobirdhunter]

Thanks, Stan. I’m enjoying these photos. I will still say that number 3 above looks more elaborate than the numb 4.

[Stan Hoover]

As you will notice, the 2 Grade 3's I posted in my first post, they are the earlier frame shape/contour.

The Grade 4 I posted last is a later frame, the same as the one posted by you and also Jay's Crass in an earlier thread.


That being said, I'm under the opinion that the dogs are more typical than birds on the later frames, but this is only my opinion and I could easily be wrong. Apparently some customers preferred elk and other animals also, we see them on some Parkers and the occasional Ithaca doubles. I can't comment on other makers because I haven't had much experience with others.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Stan Hoover

Apparently some customers preferred elk and other animals also, we see them on some Parkers and the occasional Ithaca doubles. I can't comment on other makers because I haven't had much experience with others.

If I’d been around then and well healed I’d have wanted antlered critters as well . Well provided then I’d wasted most of my life chasing antlered critters as I have in reality . Nothing against feathered creatures or doggies as I like them as well , but if I were picking what was chosen to be engraved it woulda been deer or elk . Maybe even a bullwinkle

[Stan Hoover]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

If I’d been around then and well healed I’d have wanted antlered critters as well . Well provided then I’d wasted most of my life chasing antlered critters as I have in reality . Nothing against feathered creatures or doggies as I like them as well , but if I were picking what was chosen to be engraved it woulda been deer or elk . Maybe even a bullwinkle

Craig,
I think they're still producing fine doubles in a few places, how about ordering a double with elk on or deer??
Please don't tell me you're not well healed, because I beg to differ