The Ithaca Flues SXS is one of the finest American classic shotguns. The Flues doubles are uniquely well balanced and light. Of course, 'ham-fisted' abuse can destroy them, but the basic design is an engineering marvel with the fasted lock times of any boxlock design. The successor Ithaca doubles (NID) were billed as improvements, but in reality the firm discontinued the Flues because they were relatively more expensive to make.

J.K.B. von Falkenhorst