Help identifying an Ithaca!

[Researcher]

Yes. A Quality-C New Ithaca Gun (NIG). The NIG replaced the original Ithaca Gun Co. Baker Model hammer gun in 1887 beginning at serial number 6550. The NIG continued to be produced along with and serial numbered with the Crass, Lewis, Minier and Flues Model hammerless guns to 1914. Higher grade NIGs are quite scarce.

NIG grades were letters --

the X-Grade NIG equaled the Field Grade hammerless,
the A-Grade NIG equaled the No. 1 hammerless,
the AA-Grade NIG equaled the No. 1 1/2 hammerless,
the B-Grade NIG equaled the No. 2 hammerless,
the C-Grade NIG equaled the No. 3 hammerless,
the D-Grade NIG equaled the No. 4 hammerless, and
the E-Grade NIG equaled the No. 5 hammerless.

In 1914 the NIG was replaced with a short-lived hammer double called the "Two-Bolt Model" that was essentially a hammer version of the Flues Model hammerless.

[Jim Majoros]

The full serial # is 195XX0 which puts the gun squarely within the 1910 Flues serial range. I do agree that it is a NIG, as does the current Ithaca gun Company's historian lady. Apparently she has some of the records from the original company. However, it is our mission to positively identify the model and grade. We'd like to give a current intrinsic value of the gun to our customer. Our customer who owns the gun currently, is the son of the original owner (a physician). The gold shield inletted into the stock has the name of the doctor engraved into it. If we can positively identify the gun, barring any significant historical value, the current owner wishes us to do a full restoration using the original methods Ithaca used to manufacture the gun. He then plans to gift it to his son so as to insure it stays in the family! I wish to thank all of you folks in advance for any assistance you've provided or will provide.

Respectfully, Jim