Pre NID ithacas

[Joe from MO]

One other question, looks like the "weep holes" for lack of better term on underside of barrels have screws in them? Neither of my NID's have that, or is that just my eyes not seeing the pics too good.....

[Randy Roberts]

Originally Posted by Joseph Sheerin

One other question, looks like the "weep holes" for lack of better term on underside of barrels have screws in them? Neither of my NID's have that, or is that just my eyes not seeing the pics too good.....

You are seeing it correctly Joe. Surely an aftermarket embellishment that possibly was an attempt to seal the weep holes.

[Researcher]

Do you know what the "plus" or "cross" sign markings are for? I have those on my 1938 G2 16ga NID..

They are the mark of Charles August, the Ithaca employee who proved the barrels. It appears from my observations that the practice started about the time they dropped the cocking indicators on the NIDs in the 459xxx range. Here are some other employee marks.

Alvin Burgess --

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Amzi Tubbs --

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Charles Fox --

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Jay Dart --

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Harold Haws --

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[Joe from MO]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

They are the mark of Charles August, the Ithaca employee who proved the barrels. It appears from my observations that the practice started about the time they dropped the cocking indicators on the NIDs in the 459xxx range. Here are some other employee marks.

Alvin Burgess --

Thanks, that makes sense, since my 1927 NID does not have the marks, but my 1938 gun does...