New Ithaca Double

Pay Dirt · 05-04-2022, 10:00 AM

I bought the book then I bought the gun. Thank you Walt Snyder.

I picked up a scarce little NID in the very desirable 28 gauge.
Flaking and peeling Shellac finish has been replaced by Tru-oil.
There's enough degradation on forend iron and barrels that lead me to believe the metal surfaces are original.
Original butt plate and 3/4" period Hawkins pad interchange on a whim.
Barrels are factory bore diameter of .549 and.550. Choked .013/.007.
Minimum barrel wall thickness of .026 /.027.

One feature escapes me. Cocking indicates, really??

Stan Hoover · 05-04-2022, 10:31 AM

Waiting on pictures of the gun.

I've seen a few NID 28 Field grades, a few Grade 2's, a Grade 3, and a Grade 4 but no Grade 1's that I recall.

It seems like more had ejectors than extractors, how about this one?

Stan

mobirdhunter · 05-04-2022, 10:42 AM

What a wonderfully configured gun!

Researcher · 05-04-2022, 11:30 AM

Congratulations on getting a great Ithaca!!

I have an NID 28-gauge No. 1 just a bit later. Info I got from Walter thirty-five years ago when I got my gun at Shuman's states it was shipped 04/11/35 to Henry Tharoff. Is that April 11th or November 4th? My gun has the later 1935 style stock and forearm and no cocking indicators.

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Steiner · 05-04-2022, 11:58 AM

Lovely gun. I have a Flues 28 from 1920 (+-) with the floral engraving. How did you clean up the wood before using the Tru-Oil? I also just picked up an
NID 20 gauge at the Southern with the cocking indicators. Really solid feeling gun.

Pay Dirt · 05-04-2022, 12:17 PM

Extractors, 14 3/8 LOP with pad and tips the scales at a BEEFY 6 lbs.
I like how they lock-up.

Zacharysmith · 05-10-2022, 01:10 AM

Fantastic gun. Good for you. I own a 2E with a single trigger, pad and dual ivories. Early gun as well with the indicators. Really enjoy those 3/4 oz, 8.5 AA's on woodcock.

nid-28 · 05-10-2022, 08:09 PM

I collected NID small bores for years and your gun is a fine example. It’s a very late example of a gun with cocking indicators. They were basically gone by the 460 serial number range. Much of the information I included in my DGJ article in the Winter 2000 still holds true today regarding 28 gauge NID’s. Since that time I acquired some other examples, including a 4-E 2 gun— 3 barrel set that was fully optioned , including vent ribs. The Ithaca NID guns were under appreciated for many years and still, in some instances, represent excellent values in all gauges.

Stan Hoover · 05-10-2022, 11:07 PM

including a 4-E 2 gun— 3 barrel Set

Bill,
That sounds like a very interesting set, so were these consecutive serial numbered guns built as a pair with the 3 barrels being shared?

Either way, a NID 4E 28 gauge is pretty darn rare,
Stan

nid-28 · 05-11-2022, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stan Hoover

including a 4-E 2 gun— 3 barrel Set

Bill,
That sounds like a very interesting set, so were these consecutive serial numbered guns built as a pair with the 3 barrels being shared?

Either way, a NID 4E 28 gauge is pretty darn rare,
Stan

Stan--these two guns were purchased together and shipped together on the same invoice to Los Angeles and were one number apart. Two barrels were fitted to one gun and the other was a single set of barrels. Of note, all 3 sets of barrels were 28 inches long.