How big is Ithaca NID 10 mag compared to a #3 frame Parker ?

[Researcher]

Has Dave "Researcher" lettered the #2 frame 20 gauge barrels I sold to him many years ago to find out the construction of that original gun?

Never happened Bill. I bought a pair of 1-frame, 32-inch, 20-gauge barrels from Bud Stanley here in Spokane and after I got my 2-frame, 32-inch, 20-gauge, I sold those 1-frame barrels to you. As I recall you eventually sold them on to one of our friends.

[Milton C Starr]

I wonder if this is a #4 frame , its got some heft to it at 10 3/4lbs .
http://puglisiguns.cloudapp.net/inventory/Ant38175

Or a heavy barreled #3 frame .

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Phillip Carr

You could special order a 10 gauge very early on with 3 1/2” chambers as well as special order the brass shells for it. Do we know the earliest 10 gauge documented with 3 1/2” chambers?

I wonder if this is one of those guns ?
http://puglisiguns.cloudapp.net/inventory/Ant2141

I thought it was a #3 frame but its not actually listed . Its a little over 8lbs I imagine its pretty lively with a 10 ga 3.5" haha .

[Milton C Starr]

Someone mentioned that LC Smith had different frame sizes as well for the 10 ga ?
I seen one on gunbroker a LC Smith that was a 7lb 10 ga . Has to be one of the lightest 10 gauges ive seen .

[Bill Murphy]

Dave, sorry I got my information about your barrels wrong. Pitted though they were, I'm sorry I sold them.

[Researcher]

Back to the OP's original question, here are some comparison pics of a 3-frame NH-Grade Parker Bros. and a No. 2 Ithaca NID Super-10 --

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[Dean Romig]

The Ithaca sure doesn't LOOK as strong....






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[Researcher]

The pictured No. 2 Ithaca weighs 9 pounds 1.4 ounces and the Parker Bros. weighs 9 pounds 1.9 ounces, though my Ron Kirby letter says 10 ounces more?!?.

Someone out there must have a 3-frame Parker and a Magnum-10 Ithaca for comparison photos.

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

The pictured No. 2 Ithaca weighs 9 pounds 1.4 ounces and the Parker Bros. weighs 9 pounds 1.9 ounces, though my Ron Kirby letter says 10 ounces more?!?.

Someone out there must have a 3-frame Parker and a Magnum-10 Ithaca for comparison photos.

Well isnt the Magnum frame just a longer Super 10 ?
That #3 frame is bigger than I expected . The #3 frame looks really sturdy like a vault .

[Dean Romig]

All Parker hammerless frames are "sturdy like a vault."





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