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I have owned and now own quite a few Ithacas. I have never seen one with a loose rib but will say that the bane of the Flues gun was a cocking hook that wears out on a regular basis. There used to be aftermarket replacements available, but that is not true at the current time. The most knowledgeable smith to fix these recently passed away and repair is very difficult to obtain. I have three very high grade 16's currently suffering with no real solution. The problem is made worse by the fact that all the years, grades and gauges seem to have very different measurements. I have a box of potential donors which don't fit.
On the upside the NID, in my opinion and the opinion of many experts, is the strongest of all the classic American doubles and included a magnum waterfowl gun that ranks right along with the SuperFox. Also, with the number of Ithaca guns made, the graded guns are quite rare with exceptional engraving and are available at some attractive prices. |
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The Following 7 Users Say Thank You to Arthur Shaffer For Your Post: |
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Or my 1928 Grade Three NID
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The Following 12 Users Say Thank You to Stephen Hodges For Your Post: |
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One needs to be careful comparing prices for guns in those 1890 to WW-I years the way most of the companies played around with a high "List Price" and a much lower "Net Price" that the guns actually sold for retail.
I'm thankful for NIDs as my working-class upbringing would never allow me to spend the price of a .410-bore or 28-gauge Parker on a gun!! 431532 Ithaca NID Grade 2 28-Gauge Right.jpg 459135 07 Ithaca NID Field Grade 410-Bore Left.jpg 459536 02 NID No. 1 28-gauge.jpg |
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The Following 10 Users Say Thank You to Dave Noreen For Your Post: |
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A couple more of my Ithaca Guns. My 1912 16 Gauge Flues, my go to Grouse/Woodcock gun, and was my Dad's Bird Gun. 26" factory choked Cyl/Full, and my 1938 Field NID 20 Gauge which has been my go to clays gun lately. Choked M/F and really smokes clays if you do your part.
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Daniel Webster once said ""Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades; shoemakers hang out a gigantic shoe; jewelers a monster watch, and the dentist hangs out a gold tooth; but in the mountains of New Hampshire, God Almighty has hung out a sign to show that there He makes men." |
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The Following 10 Users Say Thank You to Stephen Hodges For Your Post: |
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3 different Ithaca models, #1 Special Grade 2 barrel set Crass,
#2 Charles Askin's personal 30" 16 gauge Grade 4 Flues, #3 A very late production NID 7E |
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The Following 24 Users Say Thank You to Stan Hoover For Your Post: | Bill Jolliff, Dan Steingraber, Don Ladd, Donald McQuade, Ed Hartwell, Frank Cronin, Frank Srebro, Garry L Gordon, Harold Lee Pickens, Harry Gietler, Jerry Harlow, Josh Loewensteiner, Larry Stauch, Mike Koneski, Phil Yearout, Randy G Roberts, Russell E. Cleary, scott kittredge, Stephen Hodges, Steve Cambria, Timothy Salgado, TOM DAMIANI, Tom Kidd, William Woods |
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The NID was a melding of the best features from other makers, as well as Ithaca. And they advertised it as such when it was introduced.
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The Following 6 Users Say Thank You to Brian Dudley For Your Post: |
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1925 Ithaca Catalog pg 4.jpg His son was the Colonel. The engraving on the pre-1915 Ithaca guns is very nice, but I don't find their frames at all graceful in appearance. The post 1915 McGraw engraving on Ithacas to me is about on par with the Gough engraving on A.H. Fox guns. Both engravers were certainly capable, but their "to a price point" designs don't light me up. |
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The Following 7 Users Say Thank You to Dave Noreen For Your Post: |
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No question, Ithacas, especially the higher grades, are handsome guns, despite my negative experience with a few of them.
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"I'm a Setter man. Not because I think they're better than the other breeds, but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture." George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic. |
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