Ithaca NID 28-gauge

[James Brad Rhodenizer]

My grade 2 has 28" barrels, I have never seen longer barrels. There are people on this forum that would know, I am sure you will get an answer.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by James Rhodenizer

My grade 2 has 28" barrels, I have never seen longer barrels. There are people on this forum that would know, I am sure you will get an answer.

Did you have that gun at The Rabbit this past summer for Jents Vintagers get together ?

[James Brad Rhodenizer]

Yes, Craig, that is the gun I was shooting.

[Researcher]

When the 28-gauge was added to the NID offerings in the first 1932 Ithaca catalog it was offered with 26- or 28-inch barrels. That remained the case through the 1939 Ithaca catalog. Beginning with the 1940 Ithaca catalog they only list 26-inch barrels for the 28-gauge. Long ago at one of The Vintage Cup events at Orvis Sandanona, Steve Barnett had a NID No. 7E 28-gauge on his tables. I snapped a few pics and while I never measured them, the tag lists 25-inch barrels?!?

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Ithaca never listed barrels longer than 30-inch for the 20-gauge NID, but I've seen several 32-inch 20-gauges.

When the 28-gauge was added to Ithaca doubles in the Flues era, the catalogs list 24- and 26-inch barrels up thru the July 1919 Ithaca catalog. From the December 1919 Ithaca catalog through the 1925 they only list 26-inch. For 22 years I've owned a Flues No. 1 Special 28-gauge with 30-inch Cockerill Steel barrels --

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Info from Walter showed it was shipped 05/25/1915 to F.K. Pierce.

[6pt-Sika]

I’ve had an NID 20 in my hands that was 32” with vent rib barrels .

[Reggie B]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

I’ve had an NID 20 in my hands that was 32” with vent rib barrels .

The Indiana mafia is reported to have one, at least one. Maybe just a rumor.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Reggie Bishop

The Indiana mafia is reported to have one, at least one. Maybe just a rumor.

One that was in my hands didn’t belong to The Godfather’s of Indiana .

[Randy Roberts]

Originally Posted by Reggie Bishop

The Indiana mafia is reported to have one, at least one. Maybe just a rumor.

Not a rumor Reggie, somehow I have managed to find 2 of these. Both are 20 gauge 4E with 32" VR Barrels. One will end up in PA with Mr. Ithaca himself some day

Dave, if you are tracking serial numbers shoot me a PM and I can get them to you if you have interest. I believe one is 454XXX and the other is in the 455 range.

As for now off to the woods we go