[quote=LeFusil]The restoration looks very tasteful and well done, even looks like he used a real Ithaca sunburst pad, a nice touch. Guys, these Ithacas are hunting guns first and foremost. Ithaca didn't make a field gun that was meant to be a collectors item.

For the most part guns don't become collectors items because of the company producing them deems them so, it usually things like first year of production, other rarities, certain markings, etc.

So when one owns a gun, I think you should look at all of the angles before you go and pretty up a gun.

Tim