A Special Gun on a Special Day

[Researcher]

Beautiful example of Ithaca Gun Co.'s best work!! Did Walter ever do a The Double Gun Journal article on the gun? Wish there was an index of Ithaca articles like we have of A.H. Fox articles.

Those pre-WW-II non-corrosive primers are pretty iffy. Twenty-two years ago I had a box of about 1939 vintage Winchester Super-Speeds that I took with me on a trip to the heartland. First walk after we crossed into the southeast corner of Nebraska, "Meat in the Pot" went click, click when the first rooster flushed. Tried several more at the parking lot with no success and left the box and shells on a fence post.

[Stan Hoover]

Harold and Bill,

I've been away since last evening and will have to check the water table, I believe it is marked as a Grade 6 but need to confirm. What is unique on this one is that Loy signed his work, I'll have to see if I can photograph that area, it is very fine.

Yes Dave,
Walt did an article on this gun, I will look for that reference this evening. I was not aware of the index for A. H. Fox articles, I suppose that is on the Fox Collectors site?

[Bill Murphy]

All of Walter's articles are listed in the yearbooks, up to Volume 14, I believe.

[Stan Hoover]

I hope to have an 8 gauge Ithaca in the future, time will tell

[Drew Hause]

It's a 5 pin Grade 6 Stan. Wow.
Another one of Walt's; a 6 pin with "American Flag" and I believe a Gr. 5



This is Wayne Owen's Gr. 6 6 pin with 4 Iron "Turkish"



The barrels look to be 3 Iron Crolle, but if you'll post a full size close up of about 8" of barrel where the contrast is most apparent I'll "read' the pattern.

[WHO]

Stan's gun is shown on page 37 in volume 1, issue 3 of the Double Gun Journal, written by Walt Snyder. Walt describes the gun as " a beautiful old Ithaca Crass with Grade 7 quality engraving. Most likely a custom gun as there is no grade designation and the checkering pattern is style 4".

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Stan Hoover

I hope to have an 8 gauge Ithaca in the future, time will tell

So you’re thinking of adding a set of 8 gauge barrels to one of your NID 10 mags ?

[Stan Hoover]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

So you’re thinking of adding a set of 8 gauge barrels to one of your NID 10 mags ?

Not sure Craig if I can make it happen, but a few of my Magnum 10 barrels sets OD measurements are very similar to the 8 gauge barrels. Now obviously the 7 frame Parker barrels are much larger.
If it's possible, not sure.
Stan

[Stan Hoover]

Thanks Drew & Wayne,

Drew,
I will try to post some pictures of the barrels tomorrow in natural light or perhaps I can get some decent pictures this evening.
The engraving on that gun in your second picture is amazing, do you know perhaps what year gun that may be?

You beat me to it Wayne, thanks for hunting that up. The water table is marked as a Grade 1

[WHO]

Stan, the gun in the second picture was made in 1898.