Ithaca 10 gauge NID magnum

[Phil C]

Dave will theses work? If not I will take pictures tomorrow.

[6pt-Sika]

I’ve got 100 new unfired uncut Remington hulls and a 600JR that’s for 10 3 1/2” I just might have to load a few full length shells with 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 ounce loads . All the 3 1/2” I’ve fired so far were factory .

[Researcher]

Originally Posted by Phillip Carr

Dave will theses work? If not I will take pictures tomorrow.

Those are perfect. That is the later style forearm latch introduced with the restyling of the NID line in 1935.

[Stan Hoover]

That is a fine Grade 2 Magnum 10 you picked up Phil, doesn't appear to have been used hard and then neglected like some we see.

In my experience, most Ithaca Magnum 10's and 12's that I've observed with what appeared to be original pads, they were wearing the Hawkins red pad with the heart shaped vents. I also have a few that I acquired with the Hakins red rifle pad with the straight slots which I just never really cared for and plan to have them switched out.

Just my opinion, but you really need to have a correct pad installed on that lovely Ithaca while letting your shoulder and hand heal

As Dave mentioned, there doesn't seem to be no rhyme or reason as to when cocking indicators were used or not. I have consecutive serial #'s 500,030 and 500,031, both 12 gauge magnums. The gun ending in 30 doesn't have cocking indicators, 31 does. Perhaps customers were asked what their preference was, who knows.

Stan

[Stan Hoover]

As for a guard for protecting your finger, I haven't really ever felt the need for that, but apparently the former owner of this gun did

This one had a piece of metal soldered in to place behind the trigger guard loop if you will. This gun has a Miller marked single trigger with the less often encountered rocker button selector just forward of the trigger versus the selector being on the safety slide.
I would believe this trigger was definitely installed by Miller since Ithaca was producing their own single trigger by this time.

[Phil C]

I look forward to getting a letter from Cody. It is always nice to try and find out who may have ordered a gun and what it might have been used for.
In this case it appears that it was manufactured much later than the data I located on line.
Dave appears to be spot on with his thoughts on being in the middle of the Depression slowing down orders.
I will definitly share h letter once I receive it.

[nid-28]

I learned over the years through guns of my own, guns of other collectors and discussions with Walt S, that individual guns oftentimes laid in inventory for years, especially the much less often purchased 10’s, 28’s and 410’s. There are numerous examples of guns that were numbered very close to one another , but shipped up to 4 years years apart in my experience. This also holds true with the higher grades 4,5, and 7.

[Phil Yearout]

I guess I'm a wimp; I did NOT join the finger lump club! It only took a few finger bangs for me to determine that it was something I didn't care for; now, each and every one of my sxs's wears one of these, and even my Parker SBT which for some reason does it too (my two other SBT's don't). Say it loud: I use a finger saver and I'm proud !

[10 bore]

Originally Posted by Phil Yearout

I guess I'm a wimp; I did NOT join the finger lump club! It only took a few finger bangs for me to determine that it was something I didn't care for; now, each and every one of my sxs's wears one of these, and even my Parker SBT which for some reason does it too (my two other SBT's don't). Say it loud: I use a finger saver and I'm proud !

if i had that on my gun i couldn't reach the front trigger.

[Phil Yearout]

Originally Posted by scott kittredge

if i had that on my gun i couldn't reach the front trigger.

I don't even know they're on there.