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Hello Folks. I came home with a 12ga damascus barreled Ithaca today. Perhaps not a wise move, since I don't know anything about it, but I couldn't leave it sitting where it was. If I don't keep it, or if it's not one that can be shot, I can bless someone else with it. The bores look good to my eye, but there is a dent on the right barrel, 5 1/2" back from the muzzle that you can see some in the bore as well. I think it could be pressed out.

26" 12ga hammerless, damascus, engravings, beautiful dark walnut, original buttplate and cap, slightly loose top latch but pretty tight of face, unknown chokes because someone borrowed my gauge, serial number 20281, and the water table has a 2 over 12.

Drop at heel: 3"
Drop at toe: 8 1/2"
LOP: 14"

Can you folks shed light on what this is? I'd think it's a Crass, but I've never had an Ithaca before and know very little. More pictures are available from the thumbnails below. Thanks!

crass 1892

gr.2

check to see if it has any choke....might have cut barrels as 26in was not popular back then.....

I will check original barrel length when I get home. These are nice guns and Loy was the engraver.

very nice.

great gun

Loaned out my choke gauge, I do have a caliper though. What measurement should I be looking for?

The muzzles are not super clean, and I thought it might have been cut, but I don't know what to expect with a gun this age.

I did remove a couple of screws last night to see if the trigger plate would come off easy, thinking I'd take a look at why the top latch is loose. The cover didn't want to budge, and I don't want to mess it up since I might not keep it. The grime that came with the screws seemed like some pretty ancient grime, as if it's never been opened up before.

Is grade 2 a good thing on the scale?