Hello Ithaca gun owners! I have searched trying to find something about an old Ithaca gun I have. Everything leads me to dead ends. I sincerely hope someone on this site can help me in some way. Me & my husband was a devoted gun collector, of which I have many now. My wonderful husband of 30 years passed last year 5/23/2010 due to sicknesses. He was also a proud dedicated VietNam veteran. So now I am trying to get some of the guns appraised but this Ithaca I cannot find! Please help me if you can. I would appreciate any info. I also have pics of the gun.
New Ithaca Gun, dates and #s stamped on gun is May 25 1880 June 1 1880. 17736 A12. It is a dbl barrel. On the trigger is engraved GB Weis I thank anyone who could help me!
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Welcome to the Ithaca Owners Forum keptwoman80 !! Sorry to hear of your loss...
New Ithaca Gun ( NIG ) were introduced in 1888 and discontinued in 1915 ... (Those dates: May 25 1880 / June 1 1880 are not the dates of manufacture) The other numbers are: Serial# = 17736.............. Quality/Grade = A................. Gauge = 12 ********************************************************************* According to the book I have in front of me, a field grade 12 gauge NIG double can be valued by the system below: NRA Grading System GOOD......FAIR.......POOR $295.......$175.......$100 GOOD = At least 80% finish present, good working order, could be restored. FAIR = At least 30% finish present, gun may or may not shoot, rust and pitting prevalent. POOR = Hardly any value except maybe to a collector...basically a wall hanger. Smaller gauges ( 10 and 16 ....20 is extremely rare ) command a price premium over the 12. ************************************************************************* Hope this helps... ************************************************************************* Last edited by SHOOTER13 on Wed Sep 21, 2011 12:10 am, edited 6 times in total.
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If that be true about the years why is this one got May 25 1880 & Jun 1 1880 stamped on it? Also stamped is OLD T???24087. The 17736 I suppose is the serial number and then A12. My husband always said it was a collector gun and I guess that is why he hung on to it so many years.
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I sure am sorry to hear of your loss and hope we're able to help make sense of such a beautiful firearm!!!
RossignolST
on YouTube brad@mossbergowners.com "No free man shall ever be procluded the use of arms." Do right and fear nothing! |
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I believe this to be an old gun.. just from a little bit of research i found this: http://www.pooshka.com/a.php?aid=11661#images
It looks similar to your gun keptwoman but cant tell for sure. Also thinking it is between 1888-1908 as that is when NIG (New Ithaca Gun). models were made. Ill see what else i can dig up. So sorry to hear that about your husband. Edit: Have you pulled the foregrip off the bottom of the barrels as that is where you will find the serial number. The other number i think is a model number or something else im not sure. I could be wrong but trying to be helpful. I cant appraise a gun myself but i can dig for info. |
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keptwoman80 wrote: "Also stamped is OLD T???24087."
__________________________________________________ I have no clue what those numbers are...where are they stamped on the gun ? Last edited by SHOOTER13 on Wed Sep 21, 2011 12:08 am, edited 3 times in total.
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Howdy, and welcome to the club! I have a go to page I can share ( I hope, Im on my phone) if you'd like to look up the serial number.
http://ithacagunrepair.com/IGSN/IGSN.html You just need to spend about 5 minutes looking it over to be sure what gun you own. You just click on the tabs and It has a drop down list. I hope you find it's a keeper! Former Admin
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Nice thats a cool link rip. I will have to remember that if i ever need something for my old flues.
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The numbers are stamped inside where you take the gun apart. That's where 17736 A 12 and the dates are. Stock end part of gun. I took pics outside for better lighting and they turned out great but I can't seem to get them to upload to this page!?!
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Shooter has it. Looks like he is spot on with the info he put on his first post. The A 12 threw me off as part of the serial number and since he obviously knows more about Ithaca guns than I do his appraisal is probably correct too. We would like to see those new pics though.
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According to the serial # list here on the website, your gun would have been made in 1892.
Really interesting gun. Wish that your other pictures would load, as I would love to see them. A flash in the pan, a puff of smoke, and a prayer to the great Lord on high...
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For some reason I cannot get the pics to upload. it says they are invalid. Ugh!! Don't know what I'm doing wrong here!
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If you want, you can send the pics to my email in my sig, I'll get em up for you! RossignolST
on YouTube brad@mossbergowners.com "No free man shall ever be procluded the use of arms." Do right and fear nothing! |
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anytime.. Former Admin
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Lol!!! Former Admin
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