The legendary American doubles manufacturers: L.C. Smith, Fox and Parker were firms which only made side-by-side shotguns. They have the cache of grouse moors and quail coveys. Ithaca, Remington, Hopkins & Allen, for that matter, are identified with production of a whole raft of less exalted firearms. Thus the market assigns a premium to the Big Three. Similarly in the world of collector cars Packard, Pierce Arrow & Cord will always command higher prices than fine General Motors autos like Buick, LaSalle and Cadillac... Yes indeed, you get more for your money today when you buy an Ithaca double. I personally am particularly fond of the Ithaca Flues which is light as a feather and sturdy enough, when utilizing appropriate loads.
J.K.B. von Falkenhorst
