Help with Crass

[Joe Penkala]

Thanks so much. The photos of the barrels are just what I needed. Good detail on the cocking hook. I now see how it operates. I have successfully fabricated new firing pins based on your original album photos. I am in the process of making a main spring and sear spring for one side then on to the barrel parts. Thanks again.

[Joe Penkala]

My action has six screws(one blind screw in the front which appears not to do anything), a dolls head extension, and flat main springs, and a serial number of 41371 led me to believe it to be a crass. The barrel lump mechanics did not match anything I could find for any of the the Ithaca's. I have a Flues and the cocking mechanism on this one is very different. Did not look like photos of a Lewis or Manier mechanisms to me either. The number of holes in the lumps is puzzling. None of the photos I have seen have that many holes in the lumps for screws and pins. Two pins are in place and there are holes for three screws. I am far from an expert on Ithaca's so my analysis and conclusions may be incorrect. For $75 this gun has provided a great amount of enjoyment and provided me with an opportunity to learn a great deal about Ithaca doubles. Tha

[KCordell]

Hi, I hope these pics can help you. It looks a bit different though, are you sure yours is a crass?

[charlie cleveland]

very nice..my first time to see this style of barrels at the breach end..charlie

[alcaviglia]

I think the "blind screw" would be the mainspring strain pin in my parts album for the Lewis model.

I believe that I have dimensions on them if you need it.

[alcaviglia]

...and yes, an Ithaca hammerless with six screws/pins in each side of the receiver of that serial range should be a Crass model. Lewis models have only five (the sear pins being hidden by the stock head).

[Joe Penkala]

I was wondering if you had any idea what the second notch in the lumps is for? The locking bolt engages the notch nearest the barrels I don't know what goes in the second notch. It can be seen in the third photo. Thanks for the offer to measure the screws but all of the screws are present.

[alcaviglia]

It's hard to see in the first photo that you posted, but that square channel between the lump and the barrels is for ejectors, I believe. I think you may be looking to replace ejectors as opposed to an extractor. What does your forend iron look like?

[Joe Penkala]

The forend is not set up for ejectors, neither is the action and the action, forend iron and barrels all have the same serial number.

[Joe Penkala]

I was asking about the notch in photo 3. I have included a photo indicating the second notch that I can't figure the function of.