Ithaca 5E SBT

[Dean Romig]

Did Ithaca ever use both silver and gold inlays like this?

Gold does NOT tarnish. It is my opinion that the gold inlay is missing.

If so, reevaluate the asking price as replacing the gold inlay won't be cheap.

[Dollar]

Thats what I was thinking.But I did read somewhere they used silver on guns but not sure if it was both on one gun.
Thanks

[Richard Flanders]

I agree. It's a gold inlay that has been scraped off for whatever reason.

[Researcher]

To have all that case color worn off the receiver, that gun has been carried and shot a lot!! But, they were made to be shot a lot!! When one blows the picture up there is quite a bit of the Pheasant detail visible leading me to think it is just a very tarnished silver inlay.

[Dollar]

The guns reciever almost looks like a merkel I have.I mean the finish didn't look like it hard case color at all any time.Might be just the engraving but it does have a different look to it.

[Researcher]

FWIW, I posed the question where Walter Snyder might see it. Walter says the change from silver to gold inlays on the No. 5Es was 1929/30. He also stated he had never seen silver on one side and gold on the other. I thought I had, but I have no documentation so maybe I dreamed it.

[Phil Yearout]

I think Dollar oughta buy the durn thing so's we can all find out !

[Bill Murphy]

When the OP cleans off the inlay area, we will know.

[Phil Yearout]

So, didja buy it, or at least rub on the inlay?

[Dollar]

I did not but I did get side tracked for a short spell.I have to go back by the store next week and planned on stopping in again but I am not a overly excited about single barrel guns.I got my eye on a couple other guns as well as one in progress right now.So I think I might pass on it.Plus I wanted the clerk to sit on it awhile.